Stormers 37-24 Bulls: Captain Siya Kolisi among the tries
Last Updated: 26/02/17 11:53am
Highlights of the Super Rugby clash between Stormers and Bulls
Siya Kolisi celebrated his first game as Stormers skipper by scoring a try in a 37-24 Super Rugby victory over the Bulls.
The Springbok flanker dotted down on 50 minutes after a spectacular dive in the corner as the Stormers registered their sixth consecutive home victory over the Pretoria outfit.
Great scrummaging played a crucial role as the home team scored three first-half tries to build a 24-0 half-time lead in the first round fixture.
Siya Kolisi scores a try against the Bulls
The rattled Bulls, also playing under a new skipper in fly-half Handre Pollard, performed much better in the second half.
A Hanro Liebenberg try closed the gap to 15 points with 18 minutes left, but the Stormers hit back through a try by Dillyn Leyds soon after.
SP Marais, Cheslin Kolbe, Nizaam Carr, Kolisi and Leyds scored a try each for the Stormers and Jean-Luc du Plessis kicked three conversions and two penalties.
Liebenberg (2), Pierre Schoeman and Piet van Zyl were the Bulls' try scorers and Pollard and Tian Schoeman kicked a conversion each.
