South Africa 32-29 Wales
Date:
Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Attendance: 51,762
South Africa v Wales Match Reports
Damian Willemse broke Welsh hearts with the final kick of a pulsating Test match as world champions South Africa triumphed 32-29 at Loftus Versfeld. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Late heartbreak for Wales despite spirited showing in first South Africa Test
- BBC: Welsh hearts broken by last kick of Springboks thriller
- Guardian: South Africa beat dogged Wales with last kick of game in 32-29 thriller
- Telegraph: Wales heartbreak as last-gasp penalty earns South Africa nail-biting victory
- Daily Mail: Hosts' stunning second-half comeback denies Wayne Pivac's side an historic first ever win at the Springboks
- Sky Sports: Springboks take dramatic 1-0 series lead with late penalty
- WRU: Brave Wales denied at death with heart-breaking defeat
South Africa v Wales - Match Highlights
South Africa v Wales - Match Stats
South Africa (3) 32
Try: Mbonambi (46'), Marx (51'), Kolbe (65'), Penalty Try (74')
Conversion: Willemse (48', 67')
Penalty: Jantjies (18'), Willemse (80')
Wales (18) 29
Try: Rees-Zammit (3', 32'), Lake (77')
Conversion: Biggar (33')
Penalty: Biggar (20', 55', 63')
Drop-goal: Biggar (9')
South Africa v Wales - Team Line-ups
South Africa Team
Forwards
- 1 Ox Nché
- 2 Bongi Mbonambi
- 3 Frans Malherbe
- 4 Eben Etzebeth
- 5 Lood de Jager
- 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain)
- 7 Franco Mostert
- 8 Jasper Wiese
Backs
- 9 Faf de Klerk
- 10 Elton Jantjies
- 11 Makazole Mapimpi
- 12 Damian de Allende
- 13 Lukhanyo Am
- 14 Cheslin Kolbe
- 15 Damian Willemse
Replacements
- 16 Malcolm Marx
- 17 Steven Kitshoff
- 18 Vincent Koch
- 19 Salmaan Moerat
- 20 Elrigh Louw
- 21 Kwagga Smith
- 22 Herschel Jantjies
- 23 Willie le Roux
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Ryan Elias
- 3 Dillon Lewis
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Adam Beard
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Tommy Reffell
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Kieran Hardy
- 10 Dan Biggar (Captain)
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Nick Tompkins
- 13 George North
- 14 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Dewi Lake
- 17 Rhys Carre
- 18 Tomas Francis
- 19 Alun Wyn Jones
- 20 Josh Navidi
- 21 Tomos Williams
- 22 Gareth Anscombe
- 23 Owen Watkin