Cardiff Rugby kept the Toyota Cheetahs scoreless in the second half to secure a 26-10 win in their Round 2 EPCR Challenge Cup match.
Cardiff was the first to score after 17 minutes of play in the first half when Josh Adams scored following a counterattack by Cardiff which started in their own half.
The Toyota Cheetahs struggled to break down the defence of the host but did eventually score when Ruben de Haas scored their first try after thirty-two minutes of play. The conversion of Wentzel secured a 07-05 lead.
With five minutes to play in the first half Ethan Wentzel converted a penalty to extend the Cheetahs' lead to 10-05 which was the halftime score.
Cardiff scored a try each by Tom Bowen and Josh Adams to lead 19-10 with twenty minutes still to play in the second half.
A penalty try seven minutes later secured the bonus point for the host, extending their lead to 26-10, which was also the final score.
The game fizzled out to a stop-start affair as the clock was winding down and in the end the mistakes by the visitors prevented them from fighting back.
Scorers:
Cardiff Rugby: Tries: Josh Adams (2), Tom Bowen, Penalty Try. Conversions: Callum Sheedy (2).
Toyota Cheetahs: Try: Ruben de Haas. Conversion: Ethan Wentzel. Penalty: Ethan Wentzel.
Teams:
Cardiff Rugby: 15. Cam Winnett, 14. Josh Adams, 13. Rey Lee-Lo, 12. Ben Thomas, 11. Tom Bowen, 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Aled Davies, 8. Taulupe Faletau, 7. Dan Thomas, 6. James Botham, 5. Teddy Williams, 4. Josh McNally, 3. Will Davies-King, 2. Liam Belcher (c), 1. Corey Domachowski. Replacements: 16. Dafydd Hughes, 17. Danny Southworth, 18. Keiron Assiratti, 19. Seb Davies, 20. Alex Mann, 21. Alun Lawrence, 22. Johan Mulder, 23. Rory Jennings.
Toyota Cheetahs: 15. Michael Annies, 14. Munier Hartzenberg, 13. CJ Coetzee, 12. Ali Mgijima, 11. Cohen Jasper, 10. Ethan Wentzel, 9. Ruben de Haas, 8. Jeandre Rudolph, 7. Oupa Mohoje, 6. Gideon van der Merwe, 5. Victor Sekekete (captain), 4. Carl Wegner, 3. Aranos Coetzee, 2. Louis van der Westhuizen, 1. Schalk Ferreira. Replacements: 16. Vernon Paulo, 17. Hencus van Wyk, 18. Rob Hunt, 19. Pierre-Raymond Uys, 20. Friedle Olivier, 21. Daniel Maartens, 22. Rewan Kruger, 23. George Lourens.