Stormers beat Cardiff to seal URC semi-final spot

Stormers beat Cardiff to seal URC semi-final spotImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Stormers have defeated Cardiff twice in Cape Town in the past 12 monthsByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished1 minute agoCommentsUnited Rugby Championship play-off quarter finalStormers (21) 44Tries: Venter, Mchunu, Zas, Feinberg-Mngomezulu, P de Villiers, Kotze Cons: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 3, Matthee Pen: Matthee 2Cardiff (7) 21Tries: Winnett, Basham, Botham Cons: I Lloyd 3Stormers booked their United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-final play-off place with a six-try victory against Cardiff in Cape Town.John Dobson's side will either face a trip to play Leinster in Dublin or a home tie against fellow South African side Lions next weekend.Tries from hooker Andre-Hugo Venter, prop Ntuthuko Mchunu, wing Leolin Zas, flanker Paul de Villiers, replacement JJ Kotze and fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who finished with 11 points, set up the quarter-final success.Cardiff took an early lead through an interception try from full-back Cameron Winnett, while Wales back-row duo Taine Basham and James Botham also crossed.Cardiff demonstrated admirable resilience, but were overpowered by their South African opponents as the visitors paid for ill-discipline, while the Welsh side also lost the aerial battle.Wales prop Keiron Assiratti suffered a traumatic afternoon in the scrum and was shown a first-half yellow card after conceding four set-piece penalties. Assiratti also picked up a calf injury which will make him a doubt for Wales' summer programme.Fellow tight-head Javan Sebastian was also sent to the sin-bin in the second half as Cardiff found themselves on the wrong side of Irish referee Eoghan Cross after conceding too many penalties.Stormers secure Cardiff revenge as Welsh interest endsStormers gained revenge for the 22-16 defeat by Cardiff in the final round of league matches.Cardiff's loss in Cape Town also represents the end of the season for the Welsh professional...