Wales 27-13 South Africa
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Attendance: 55,122
Wales v South Africa Match Reports
Wales beat a below-par South Africa 27-13 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff to end the 2016 Under Armour Series with three wins from four matches. The first-half was dominated by penalty kicks as Wales scored four and South Africa two. Tries did eventually come in the second-half with Ken Owens going over for Wales, before Uzair Cassiem replied for South Africa. With only a score separating the teams going into the final 10 minutes, man-of-the-match Justin Tipuric swerved his way over for a try in the 76th minute to give Wales the win. It was only the third time in 32 meetings that Wales had beaten South Africa. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Wales send South Africa to eighth defeat of 2016
- Guardian: Wales and Tipuric boost Howley to leave South Africa and Coetzee gloomy
- Independent: Rob Howley's men consign opponents to eighth defeat of 2016
- Telegraph: Tipuric shines for home side as dire South Africa continue decline
- Daily Mail: Justin Tipuric stars to sign off autumn internationals with Springboks' scalp
- ESPN: Wales pile misery on atrocious Springboks
- Wales Online: Justin Tipuric outstanding as Rob Howley's side beat awful Springboks
- South Wales Argus: Autumn ends on a high against shambolic Springboks
- iAfrica: Wales's Tipuric seals wretched year for Boks
Wales v South Africa - Match Highlights
Wales v South Africa - Match Stats
Wales: (12) 27
Try: Owens (46'), Tipuric (76')
Conversion: Halfpenny (78')
Penalty: Halfpenny (12', 18', 22', 34', 43')
South Africa: (6) 13
Try: Cassiem (70')
Conversion: Lambie (71')
Penalty: Jantjies (7', 24')
Man of the Match: Justin Tipuric (Wales)
Wales v South Africa - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gethin Jenkins (CAPTAIN)
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Luke Charteris
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Ross Moriarty
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Liam Williams
- 12 Scott Williams
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Scott Baldwin
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Samson Lee
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 Taulupe Faletau
- 21 Lloyd Williams
- 22 Sam Davies
- 23 Jamie Roberts
South Africa Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Tendai Mtawarira
- 2 Adriaan Strauss (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Lourens Adriaanse
- 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit
- 5 Lood de Jager
- 6 Nizaam Carr
- 7 Uzair Cassiem
- 8 Warren Whiteley
Backs
- 9 Faf de Klerk
- 10 Elton Jantjies
- 11 Jamba Ulengo
- 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg
- 13 Francois Venter
- 14 Ruan Combrinck
- 15 Johan Goosen
Replacements
- 16 Malcolm Marx
- 17 Steven Kitshoff
- 18 Trevor Nyakane
- 19 Franco Mostert
- 20 Jean-Luc du Preez
- 21 Piet van Zyl
- 22 Pat Lambie
- 23 Lionel Mapoe