Senatla scored three of the Stormers nine tries, while the winger, Leolin Zas, and the hooker, Scarra Ntubeni, each dotted down for a brace.

Damian Willemse and Manie Libbok each crossed the whitewash as well as the Stormers returned to winning way in the URC.

Stormers coach, John Dobson, said while he was delighted with the win in Stellenbosch there were some aspects of the game, he wasn’t too happy with.

“I think we got a bit seduced by the margin and the style of rugby we were putting together and that led to mistakes.

“There were 10 turnovers against us in the first half and that is not good enough.

“We weren’t as good as we should have been at the defensive breakdown and we could have been sharper.”

In the weekend's other games, the Sharks beat the Scarlets 37-20 at Kings’ Park in Durban, the Bulls beat Munster 29-24 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and the Lions beat the Cardiff Blues 37-20 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

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