The Stormers’ new lime away kit turned heads in Llanelli, but it was their ruthless set piece and smothering defence that shut out the Scarlets 34-0, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane says the jersey’s design – inspired by the vibrant Bo-Kaap – was matched by the vibrancy of the performance.

“The two combined to make the biggest of statements in Llanelli,” he notes, with the Stormers securing a third straight win to start the season and conceding just 10 points in 240 minutes.

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Defence coach Norman Laker again led the charge. His system “was suffocating, desperate and brave,” Keohane writes, after the Stormers recorded shutouts against Leinster and the Scarlets.

Laker’s long-standing partnership with John Dobson, Dawie Snyman and Rito Hlungwani remains at the heart of the team’s identity.

Brok Harris’ seamless transition into scrum coaching helped deliver a dominant set piece, while Springbok stars Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Damian Willemse added flair off the bench just six days after their Rugby Championship triumph.

No 8 Evan Roos was immense again, scoring his fourth try of the season and “as big a presence as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris”.

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With youth and experience blending seamlessly, the Stormers’ start to the season has been emphatic.

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