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Italian double: Benetton remain unbeaten after sinking Stormers

By PA
Benetton head coach Marco Bortolami before the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Benetton at The Sportsground in Galway. (Photo By Ben McShane/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Benetton maintained their unbeaten start to the United Rugby Championship season with a hard-fought 20-17 victory over DHL Stormers at Stadio Monigo.

Marco Zanon and Alessandro Izekor went in for tries with Tomas Albornoz adding a conversion and penalty and Jacob Umaga converting Izekor’s second-half score. Rhyno Smith also sent over a drop-goal.

Warrick Gelant, Scarra Ntubeni and Courtnall Skosan went in for the South Africans, with Jean-Luc du Plessis adding a conversion.