Wales v South Africa

Date:

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Attendance: 65,317

Wales v South Africa Match Reports

Wales held off a Springbok fightback to win the final match of the autumn series 24-22 at the Principality Stadium. Wales scored three first-half tries, including two from debutant Hadleigh Parkes, to lead 21-10 at half-time. The Springboks got back into the match with two second-half tries to add to their first-half score, and led by one point just before the hour mark. A Leigh Halfpenny penalty in the 68th minute edged Wales into the lead, which they held onto for a hard earned victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Wales v South Africa - Match Stats

Wales: (21) 24
Try: Williams (5'), Parkes (8', 33')
Conversion: Halfpenny (6', 9', 34')
Penalty: Halfpenny (68')

South Africa: (10) 22
Try: Gelant (37'), Pollard (46'), Kriel (55')
Conversion: Pollard (39', 56')
Penalty: Pollard (31')

Man of the Match: Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)


Wales v South Africa - Team Line-ups

Wales Team

Forwards

  • 1 Rob Evans
  • 2 Kristian Dacey
  • 3 Scott Andrews
  • 4 Cory Hill
  • 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
  • 6 Aaron Shingler
  • 7 Josh Navidi
  • 8 Taulupe Faletau

Backs

  • 9 Aled Davies
  • 10 Dan Biggar
  • 11 Steff Evans
  • 12 Hadleigh Parkes
  • 13 Scott Williams
  • 14 Hallam Amos
  • 15 Leigh Halfpenny

Replacements

  • 16 Elliot Dee
  • 17 Wyn Jones
  • 18 Rhodri Jones
  • 19 Seb Davies
  • 20 Dan Lydiate
  • 21 Rhys Webb
  • 22 Rhys Patchell
  • 23 Owen Watkin

South Africa Team

Forwards

  • 1 Steven Kitshoff
  • 2 Malcolm Marx
  • 3 Wilco Louw
  • 4 Eben Etzebeth (Captain)
  • 5 Lood de Jager
  • 6 Siya Kolisi
  • 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
  • 8 Dan du Preez

Backs

  • 9 Ross Cronje
  • 10 Handré Pollard
  • 11 Warrick Gelant
  • 12 Francois Venter
  • 13 Jesse Kriel
  • 14 Dillyn Leyds
  • 15 Andries Coetzee

Replacements

  • 16 Bongi Mbonambi
  • 17 Trevor Nyakane
  • 18 Ruan Dreyer
  • 19 Oupa Mohoje
  • 20 Uzair Cassiem
  • 21 Louis Schreuder
  • 22 Elton Jantjies
  • 23 Lukhanyo Am