Edinburgh bounced back from the hammering they suffered at the Lions as they saw off the Stormers 38-7 in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
Ben Muncaster scored a brace of tries as the Scottish side celebrated their first win of the season.
After three opening league defeats, the victory takes the pressure off Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt.
The hosts scored five tries in an impressive performance with Muncaster crossing over in each half.
The other scores came from captain Grant Gilchrist, Paddy Harrison and winger Darcy Graham, with Ross Thompson converting four of their scores and Cammy Scott the final one.
Muncaster was named man of the match in what was his first professional start at openside flanker. The 22-year-old, who usually plays at number eight, made some crunching tackles and showed up well in attack.
The Stormers’ only try came from Ruhan Nel, while the South African outfit did have other chances but their attack was continually smothered by a strong Edinburgh defence.
Referee Ben Whitehouse ruled out three touchdowns – one each from Damien Willemse and Leolin Zas of the Stormers and one from Gilchrist.
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Everitt admitted he was delighted at the way his side had bounced back after three-straight URC defeats.
He said: “It was great the team got a result against a quality Stormers outfit.
“Ben Muncaster was outstanding and deserved to be named man of the match and Paddy Harrison played really well at hooker.
“It’s been a tricky week for everyone after our defeats but I am glad the team managed to bounce back with that win.”
The teams
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mosese Tuipulotu, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ali Price, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Ben Muncaster, 6 Jamie Ritchie , 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Patrick Harrison, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Harri Morris, 17 Boan Venter, 18 D’arcy Rae, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Luke Crosbie, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Matt Currie
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis (c), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Brok Harris
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Adre Smith, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Willie Engelbrecht, 22 Stefan Ungerer, 23 Wandisile Simelane
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Hollie Davidson (SRU), Rob McDowell (SRU)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (WRU)
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