Wales Wales 12 - 45 South Africa South Africa

● full_time 80 minutes

23 Nov 2024

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Principality Stadium

Head to Head

South Africa showcased a dominant performance against Wales, finishing the match with a commanding 45-12 victory. Franco Mostert opened the scoring with an early try, quickly followed by efforts from Eben Etzebeth and Kurt-Lee Arendse, putting South Africa ahead 19-0 within the first 20 minutes. Despite a late first-half try from Rio Dyer for Wales, South Africa continued to assert their dominance with a second-half effort from Aphelele Fassi and a brace from Jordan Hendrikse, who also contributed with multiple conversions. Hendrikse was instrumental throughout the match, demonstrating his playmaking abilities and kicking skills. Wales struggled to maintain possession and failed to match South Africa's physicality and speed. The home side managed a late consolation try from James Botham, but it was too little, too late. Overall, South Africa's superior execution and tactical discipline were decisive in this one-sided encounter.

Weather

Temperature: 14.5°C (Feels like 8.3°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 33.5 km/h, gusting to 59.4 km/h Humidity: 86% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 5' try Franco Mostert
  • 6' conversion Jordan Hendrikse
  • 8' try Eben Etzebeth
  • 9' substitution Sam Costelow
  • 18' try Kurt-Lee Arendse
  • 19' conversion Jordan Hendrikse
  • 20' substitution Eddie James
  • 29' substitution Eben Etzebeth
  • 33' try Elrigh Louw
  • 34' conversion Jordan Hendrikse
  • 35' substitution Archie Griffin
  • 40' try Rio Dyer
  • 40' substitution Sam Costelow
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 41' substitution Elrigh Louw
  • 45' substitution Thomas du Toit
  • 45' substitution Johan Grobbelaar
  • 45' substitution Wilco Louw
  • 47' substitution Taine Plumtree
  • 50' substitution Damian de Allende
  • 53' try Aphelele Fassi
  • 55' substitution Will Rowlands
  • 56' substitution Ellis Bevan
  • 56' substitution Max Llewellyn
  • 59' substitution Dewi Lake
  • 60' substitution Jaden Hendrikse
  • 60' substitution Jasper Wiese
  • 61' try Gerhard Steenekamp
  • 62' conversion Jordan Hendrikse
  • 71' substitution Nicky Smith
  • 75' try Jordan Hendrikse
  • 76' conversion Jordan Hendrikse
  • 79' try James Botham
  • 79' conversion Ben Thomas
  • 80' full_time