Stormers fullback Damian Willemse has been suspended for a high tackle on Cardiff wing Gabe Hamer-Webb.

Willemse was red-carded in the 58th minute of the Vodacom URC match at Cape Town Stadium last Friday.

According to Rugby365, the 27-year-old pled guilty in order to receive a more lenient sentence.

He was given a six-match ban, which was reduced by half, with another match removed if he agreed to attend “tackle school”.

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Willemse will therefore miss the Stormers’ URC quarter-final against Glasgow on 30 May and their semi-final should they reach that stage.

If they don’t, the 39-Test Bok will miss the non-cap match against the Barbarians in Cape Town on 8 June.

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