The Stormers just went out and - how shall we say it - stormed to a commanding 33-0 victory over the Highlanders in Cape Town yesterday morning, scoring both a bonus point and keeping their line intact.
It was a reality check for the Highlanders after their first win of the season against the Cheetahs and saw the side slip back to 11th.
Moore said the side had high expectations going into the game but failed to deliver.
"We gave away a few penalties early on, through our own indiscipline, and then we mucked up a lineout which led to their first try.
So once we had done that, we were always chasing the game and that made it hard," Moore said.
"Their defence is very good, only had two tries in three games scored against them, so it was always going to hard for an opposition to break them down.
"You've just got to keep going at them.
A couple of times we went eight phases or more at them and they started to fan out so we tried to go at them a bit closer.
But they are very clinical at what they do.
"We had enough ball, especially in the second half, but it was the quality of the ball which was the issue."
The Highlanders certainly got their hands on the ball enough and had territory but did not keep the ball for long enough to pressure a side which looked composed on both attack and defence.
The Stormers were also useful at attacking the ball and turning it over in the contact area.
They had good line speed while Moore admitted the Highlanders' backs were a bit lateral at times.
A few of the kicks in general play went into the centre of the field too much, he said, but that was from committed Stormers pressure.
Though the Stormers had a tall line-out, Moore felt the Highlanders line-out was not as sharp as it could have been, and a line-out error led to the Stormers' first try.
Jimmy Cowan injured his finger while attempting to dive for the line early in the second half and subsequently left the field but Moore said he finger had been X-rayed and was not broken.
It had appeared to have just been badly dislocated.
If Cowan had scored then, and there was just a few blades of grass in it, that would have buoyed the Highlanders.
Moore also felt a penalty try should have been at least considered when winger Fetu'u Vainikolo was hit by a high tackle in the first half when he was near the line.
Two of the Stormers' tries were scored from rolling mauls, which Moore said were hard to defend against although he felt they were suspect, displaying forms of a truck-and-trailer motion.
It will not get any easier for the Highlanders with a trip to Pretoria up next against the table-topping Bulls who had this week off.
Playing on the high veldt at Loftus Versfeld would not be easy but Moore said the side had played well last week at altitude against the Cheetahs.
"As long as you play well and back your own game plan then there should be enough energy in the tank for the whole game."
The Bulls will be coming off a bye but it would have been a satisfactory rest for them as the two other unbeaten teams in the competition lost in the weekend, leaving them still top of the table.
The Hurricanes had a shocking time of it in Bloemfontein, losing 28-12 despite scoring two tries to one.
But they were let down by their discipline, and outmuscled in the forwards.
The other unbeaten side in action over the weekend, the Chiefs had a night to forget in their homecoming in Hamilton.
Starting like a house on fire, the Chiefs then went to sleep and committed countless errors to lose to the Reds 23-18, on Friday night.
The Crusaders beat the Blues 33-20 in Christchurch, after a close first half, while the Brumbies and Waratahs both had wins over the Lions and Sharks, respectively, to move up the ladder.
