Munster's URC playoff hopes boosted by Cardiff defeat to Bulls

Welsh side drop down a place in the table with just one game remaining in the regular season 

DIVING IN: Gabriel Hamer-Webb of Cardiff Rugby scoring his try in the last minutes of the match

Munster's United Rugby Championship playoff hopes received a further boost Saturday evening as Cardiff suffered a consequential 45-21 defeat to Bulls in Pretoria.

The Welsh province are looking for a maiden trip to the playoffs however they saw their hopes hit as the defeat saw them drop down a place in the table with Munster, who recorded a pivotal interpro win over Ulster on Friday night, now moving above them thanks to a superior games won record.