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Mngomezulu contributes 22 points as Stormers put fighting Zebre away with bonus-point win

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Sacha Mngomezulu contributed 22 points as the Stormers blew Zebre away 37-20 in their United Rugby Championship (URC) game in Italy on Saturday.Mngomezulu's full bag of tricks was on display as he defended well, kicked his points over and was finally rewarded with a try of his own in the last two minutes of the game.It was Mngomezulu, not Manie Libbok, nor Damian Willemse who had the duty of finding touch and converting penalties.The Stormers were mean in the opening 10 minutes as they suffocated Zebre and they had seven points to show for it.

It would have been more had an attacking lineout not been well contested by the home team five metres from their tryline.After an initial flurry of activity in the opening 15 minutes, the game found itself played at the whistle of Irish referee Eoghan Cross.

More than just the score: Five ways News24 Sport is changing the gameHe was called on to adjudicate the usual knock-on, scrum call and outright penalty as both sides tried to get a foothold on proceedings.

Openside flank Junior Pokomela was influential in getting the visiting Stormers on the board on both occasions for the travelling Capetonians.

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