The Stormers scored six tries in a bonus-point win over Cardiff in sweltering circumstances in Cape City on Sunday afternoon.
The 40-3 win noticed the Stormers leapfrog the Vodacom Bulls into seventh place on the URC log as they continued the South African groups’ good run at residence towards abroad opposition.
The Sharks, Stormers and Bulls now lie in six, seventh and eighth place respectively, whereas the Thirteenth-placed Lions are additionally slowly beginning to climb the desk.
In uncomfortably heat circumstances, the Stormers got here with a plan to run the guests off their toes. Nevertheless, it was a really stop-start affair with loads of stoppages, a Cardiff slowed the sport down each time potential.
Nonetheless, the Stormers managed to attain three tries within the first half, with Libbok, Leolin Zas, Damian Willemse and Warrick Gelant all taking part in essential roles.
Zas arrange Ruhan Nel for the primary strive with an exquisite kick and collect over the defence. The winger was then the beneficiary as Seabelo Senatla battered Gelant’s kick backwards and he gathered to attain.
The Stormers’ recreation drivers had been at it once more for the third strive as as Gelant kicked over the defence, Jantjies gathered handed on his inside to place Libbok over and provides the Stormers a 19-3 lead on the break.
After hammering away at Cardiff for 20 minutes within the second half, the hosts ultimately obtained the a lot wanted bonus-point strive when Willemse offloaded to place Junior Pokomela over.
From there the floodgates opened as Evan Roos – busting by way of tackles like a juggernaut – and Rikus Pretorius scored runaway tries. Cardiff had a late try at getting a comfort strive within the remaining 10 minutes, however had been denied after tenting on the tryline.
