Wales v South Africa live score updates as Springboks run riot with ...

19 Aug 2023

Wales were well beaten in Cardiff as South Africa ran in nine tries against Warren Gatland's team.

The Springboks racked up over 50 points with two scores coming from intercepts. Cheslin Kolbe and Jesse Kriel were at their brilliant best, and the World Cup-winning team were simply too good for Wales.

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All that Wales could muster was a Sam Parry try and three Sam Costelow penalties.

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Wales: 15. Cai Evans, 14. Tom Rogers, 13. Mason Grady, 12. Johnny Williams, 11. Rio Dyer, 10. Sam Costelow, 9. Kieran Hardy, 1. Corey Domachowski, 2. Elliot Dee, 3. Keiron Assiratti, 4. Ben Carter, 5. Will Rowlands, 6. Dan Lydiate, 7. Jac Morgan (capt), 8. Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: 16. Sam Parry, 17. Nicky Smith, 18. Henry Thomas, 19. Teddy Williams, 20. Taine Basham, 21. Tomos Williams, 22. Max Llewellyn, 23. Louis Rees-Zammit.

South Africa: 15. Willie le Roux, 14. Canan Moodie, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Cheslin Kolbe, 10. Manie Libbok, 9. Jaden Hendrikse, 1. Steven Kitshoff, 2. Malcolm Marx, 3. Frans Malherbe, 4. Jean Kleyn, 5. RG Snyman, 6. Siya Kolisi (capt), 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8. Jasper Wiese.

Replacements: 16. Bongi Mbonambi, 17. Ox Nche, 18. Vincent Koch, 19. Franco Mostert, 20. Marco van Staden, 21. Duane Vermeulen, 22. Grant Williams, 23. Damian Willemse.

Wales vs South Africa

Wales take on South Africa in their final game of the Summer Series. Fans can watch the game free by signing up to an Amazon Prime subscription here.

Live updates below:

80 min KEY EVENT

FULL TIME: WALES 16-52 SOUTH AFRICA

Libbok misses penalty, Wales try to break but the ball is spilled and Du Toit kicks it out, ending the game.

80 min Dylan James

Penalty for South Africa with moments left to play

Libbok going for the sticks.

WAL 16-52 RSA

77 min KEY EVENT

Springboks come close to ninth try

Possession is worked nicely through the South Africa forwards but they can't get to the whitewash.

Du Toit is stripped by Max Llewelyn.

Wales put-in at the scrum about five metres out.

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76 min Dylan James

Another scrum penalty for Boks

Libbok finds touch for the lineout.

Despite his earlier missed kicks, he's been solid.

WAL 16-52 RSA

75 min Dylan James

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: CANAN MOODIE

Sam Warburton gives 'Player of the Match' to the Springbok wing on Amazon Prime's broadcast.

WAL 16-52 RSA

72 minKEY EVENT

TRY WALES: SAM PARRY

Wales get themselves a try through replacement Sam Parry.

The front-row went down the blind and dotted down after Tomos Williams touched down short.

Excellent knock from Cai Evans gives Wales the extra two.

WAL 16-52 RSA

71 min Dylan James

Damian Willemse yellow carded

Big clash of heads between Willemse and Rio Dyer.

Willemse upright in the challenge.

Both players are off with head injuries.

The decision will go to the bunker.

WAL 9-52 RSA

70 min Dylan James

Debutant Teddy Williams yellow carded

The lock has ten minutes in the bin.

WAL 9-52 RSA

68 min KEY EVENT

TRY SOUTH AFRICA: DAMIAN WILLEMSE

Replacement centre Damian Willemse crosses with the Welsh defence stretched to the hilt.

Libbok adds two.

That's eight tries for the Boks

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68 min Dylan James

Pieter-Steph du Toit held up

Cai Evans and Nicky Smith did well to hold the big man up

WAL 9-45 RSA

67 min Dylan James

Penalty Boks

Libbok pings it into the corner.

The South Africans want that half ton of points.

WAL 9-45 RSA

66 min Dylan James

Costelow off for head injury assessment

Few moments' break here after Costelow took a blow to the head in an awkward position.

With no recognised ten on the bench, Cai Evans goes to fly-half.

WAL 9-45 RSA

66 min Dylan James

Kolbe has been absolutely electric

An exceptional quick-tap saw the flyer break through a gap and catch Wales napping

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64 min Dylan James

Springboks tearing into Wales

There's a lack of structure with Wales now as they feel the game slipping away.

Still 20 minutes to salvage something.

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61 min KEY EVENT

TRY SOUTH AFRICA: CANAN MOODIE

Another intercept. Johnny Williams is read well and the 'Boks are in for another, barely a few moments after the previous score.

Libbok knocks over the two.

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61 min Dylan James

Teddy Williams on for Wales debut

Ben Carter makes way for 22-year-old Williams.

Louis Rees-Zammit also on.

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58 min KEY EVENT

TRY SOUTH AFRICA: PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT

A hard carry from Vermeulen spurs the 'Boks on and du Toit stretches to touch down for another Springboks score.

Some real daylight between the teams now.

Libbok slots the conversion.

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56 min Dylan James

South Africa penalty

Vermeulen with some excellent work at the breakdown.

'Bok lineout in the corner.

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55 min Dylan James

Wales replacements

Taine Basham on for Wainwright, Tomos Williams on for Kieran Hardy, Max Llewelyn on for Mason Grady.

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52 minKEY EVENT

TRY SOUTH AFRICA: JESSE KRIEL

Huge intercept from Pieter-Steph du Toit, who finds Kriel.

The centre absolutely has the gas and burns off Rogers and other chasing Welsh players.

Libbok adds the extras.

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50 min Dylan James

Duane Vermeulen on for South Africa

Jasper Wiese off.

Franco Mostert also on the field now.

WAL 9-24 RSA

49 min Dylan James

Bomb squad dominant in first scrum with refreshed front rows

Wales collapse.

WAL 9-24 RSA

49 min Dylan James

Wales replacements

Nicky Smith on for Corey Domachowski.

Henry Thomas on for Keiron Assiratti.

WAL 9-24 RSA

47 min Dylan James

No luck with lineout

Boks steal.

They clear, and now Wales are back with the ball.

WAL 9-24 RSA

47 min Dylan James

Bomb Squad on for South Africa

Bongi Mbonambi, Ox Nche and Vincent Koch on for Steven Kitshoff, Malcolm Marx and Frans Malherbe.

WAL 9-24 RSA

46 min Dylan James

Good work from Wales down the left flank

The short side was stacked with players and Jac Morgan got a nice hand-off on Hendrikse.

No advantage though and Costelow finds the corner for the penalty.

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45 min Dylan James

Rio Dyer back on

He's served the 10 minutes.

Wales back to a full XV.

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44 min Dylan James

'Boks collapse scrum

Malherbe wasn't driving straight.

Wales find touch.

WAL 9-24 RSA

42 min Dylan James

Missed opportunity from South Africa

South Africa scrum results in a neat line break from Libbok, who pings a poor pass into Moodie.

The wing spills, Wales handed a penalty for a knock-on.

Wales scrum.

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40 min KEY EVENT

SECOND HALF UNDERWAY

Fantastic tackle from Jac Morgan on Cheslin Kolbe kickstarts the second half.

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