South Africa 30-14 Wales
Date:
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Attendance: 51,347
South Africa v Wales Match Reports
World champions South Africa reserved their best for last as they ended Wales’ dream of a Test series triumph by winning the decider 30-14 in Cape Town. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales slip to defeat in Test decider as South Africa save their best for last
- BBC: South Africa end Wales dream in Cape Town
- Daily Mail: Hosts breeze to 2-1 series victory in Cape Town
- Sky Sports: Valiant tourists fall to Springboks in Test series decider in Cape Town
- ESPN: South Africa dominate Wales to win third Test, claim series
- New Zealand Herald: South Africa beat Wales to complete series victory
- WRU: Brave Wales undone by Springboks power in Cape Town
South Africa v Wales - Match Highlights
South Africa v Wales - Match Stats
South Africa (17) 30
Try: Pollard (14'), Mbonambi (38'), Kolisi (53')
Conversion: Pollard (16', 39', 54')
Penalty: Pollard (5', 78', 81')
Wales (8) 14
Try: Reffell (19')
Penalty: Biggar (33', 42', 48')
South Africa v Wales - Team Line-ups
South Africa Team
Forwards
- 1 Trevor Nyakane
- 2 Bongi Mbonambi
- 3 Frans Malherbe
- 4 Eben Etzebeth
- 5 Lood de Jager
- 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain)
- 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
- 8 Jasper Wiese
Backs
- 9 Jaden Hendrikse
- 10 Handre Pollard
- 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 Franco Mostert
- 20 Kwagga Smith
- 21 Elrigh Louw
- 22 Faf de Klerk
- 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 Josh Navidi
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 Wyn Jones
- 18 Sam Wainwright
- 19 Alun Wyn Jones
- 20 Taine Basham
- 21 Tomos Williams
- 22 Rhys Patchell
- 23 Owen Watkin