South Africa 41-13 Wales
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Attendance: 60,000
South Africa v Wales Match Reports
The Springboks scored five tries against Wales at Twickenham to earn a 41-13 victory in the Qatar Airways Cup. Despite conceding two tries and having two men sin-binned in the opening 15 minutes, Wales recovered to trail by a single point at half-time thanks to a try from Dewi Lake and penalties from Sam Costelow. Wales were caught flat-footed early in the second half when Makazole Mapimpi was put through to score the Springbok's third try. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicked a huge penalty in the 66th minute to edge South Africa further ahead. Moments later, Bongi Mbonambi scored the Springbok's fourth try. Edwill van der Merwe sprinted clear in the 75th minute to score a try on his debut and secure a convincing victory for South Africa. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: South Africa pull clear in second half to overcome resilient Wales
- BBC: South Africa ease to five-try win over Wales
- Guardian: Jesse Kriel inspires South Africa to emphatic victory against Wales
- Daily Mail: Red Dragons fall to SEVENTH consecutive Test loss ahead of Australia tour
- Sky Sports: Springboks eventually secure Test victory over Warren Gatland's side at Twickenham
- ESPN: Depleted South Africa triumph over Wales in one-off Test
- WRU: Plucky Wales succumb to powerful Springboks
- SA Rugby: Springboks hint at new dawn with Welsh victory
South Africa v Wales - Match Highlights
South Africa v Wales - Match Stats
South Africa (14) 41
Try: Kriel (4'), Penalty Try (15'), Mapimpi (42'), Mbonambi (69'), van der Merwe (75')
Conversion: Hendrikse (5', 43'), Mngomezulu (70', 76')
Penalty: Hendrikse (50'), Mngomezulu (66')
Wales (13) 13
Try: Lake (30')
Conversion: Costelow (32')
Penalty: Costelow (7', 35')
Man of the match: Edwill van der Merwe (South Africa)
South Africa v Wales - Team Line-ups
South Africa Team
Forwards
- 1 Ox Nche
- 2 Malcolm Marx
- 3 Vincent Koch
- 4 Eben Etzebeth
- 5 Franco Mostert
- 6 Kwagga Smith
- 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Captain)
- 8 Evan Roos
Backs
- 9 Faf de Klerk
- 10 Jordan Hendrikse
- 11 Makazole Mapimpi
- 12 Andre Esterhuizen
- 13 Jesse Kriel
- 14 Edwill van der Merwe
- 15 Aphelele Fassi
Replacements
- 16 Bongi Mbonambi
- 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu
- 18 Frans Malherbe
- 19 Salmaan Moerat
- 20 Ben-Jason Dixon
- 21 Grant Williams
- 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 23 Damian de Allende
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Dewi Lake (Captain)
- 3 Keiron Assiratti
- 4 Matthew Screech
- 5 Ben Carter
- 6 Taine Plumtree
- 7 James Botham
- 8 Aaron Wainwright
Backs
- 9 Ellis Bevan
- 10 Sam Costelow
- 11 Rio Dyer
- 12 Mason Grady
- 13 Owen Watkin
- 14 Liam Williams
- 15 Cameron Winnett
Replacements
- 16 Evan Lloyd
- 17 Kemsley Mathias
- 18 Harri O’Connor
- 19 James Ratti
- 20 Mackenzie Martin
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Eddie James
- 23 Jacob Beetham