Stormers v Bristol: Five takeaways as Springboks-heavy Bomb Squad fires to batter Bear cubs after wasteful start

Following the Stormers’ 49-12 victory over the Bristol Bears, here are our five takeaways from the Investec Champions Cup clash at the DHL Stadium.

The top line

The Stormers got their Champions Cup campaign off to an ideal start with a bonus-point victory over a young Bristol Bears outfit in Cape Town.

John Dobson’s charges made hard work of what should have been a rather straightforward fixture, with Pat Lam selecting an incredibly inexperienced team for the trip to the Mother City.

JJ Kotze’s 20-minute red card in the first half put the Stormers under unnecessary pressure, and it was only