Super Blues end Stormers' unbeaten start

The Stormers' unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season came to a limp end as they slumped to a 33-14 home defeat at the hands of the Auckland Blues in a scrappy game at Newlands on Saturday.

The Cape Town-based side were poor in every department as a brace of tries from English centre-turned-winger Joe Marchant, and another score from flanker Dalton Papali'i eased the Blues to a comfortable victory.

The Stormers remained top of the overall table with 17 points from five games, but lead the competitive South African conference by just a single point from the Durban-based Sharks.

In Pretoria, Jaguares wing Emiliano Boffelli scored two tries as the Argentine side defeated the Bulls 39-24, the home team slipping to a fourth straight loss this season.