Wales 0 - 73 South Africa

Full time

29 Nov 2025

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Principality Stadium

Wales vs South Africa head to head

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South Africa showcased their dominance with a resounding 73-0 victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium. The scoring spree began early, with Steenekamp and Hooker crossing the line within the first 13 minutes, both converted by Feinberg-Mngomezulu. The South Africans continued to pile on the pressure and added further tries from Wiese, Louw, and van den Berg before halftime, leading 35-0 at the break. The second half saw more of the same, with Feinberg-Mngomezulu scoring a try of his own along with contributions from Moodie and Esterhuizen. Wales struggled to contain the relentless Springbok offense and spent time with a player down due to yellow cards issued to Plumtree and Wainwright. Eben Etzebeth's late red card was the only blemish on an otherwise stellar performance for South Africa. Ultimately, it was a comprehensive defeat for Wales, highlighting the gap between the two sides.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 8.4°C (Feels like 4.9°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 15.2 km/h, gusting to 33.6 km/h Humidity: 76% Cloud Cover: 48%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Try

Gerhard Steenekamp · South Africa

0 - 5
9'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 7
13'

Try

Ethan Hooker · South Africa

0 - 12
14'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 14
30'

Try

Jasper Wiese · South Africa

0 - 19
31'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 21
Halftime 0 - 21
Second Half
42'

Try

Wilco Louw · South Africa

0 - 26
42'

Yellow Card

Taine Plumtree · Wales
42'

Substitution

Morgan Morse on for Aaron Wainwright · Wales
43'

Try

Morne van den Berg · South Africa

0 - 35
43'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 30
43'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 28
43'

Substitution

Chris Coleman on for Keiron Assiratti · Wales
45'

Try

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 40
46'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 42
48'

Try

Canan Moodie · South Africa

0 - 47
49'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 49
49'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Gareth Thomas · Wales
49'

Substitution

Reuben Morgan-Williams on for Kieran Hardy · Wales
49'

Substitution

Callum Sheedy on for Dan Edwards · Wales
49'

Substitution

Aaron Wainwright on for Morgan Morse · Wales
50'

Substitution

Zachary Porthen on for Gerhard Steenekamp · South Africa
50'

Substitution

Bongi Mbonambi on for Johan Grobbelaar · South Africa
50'

Substitution

Asenathi Ntlabakanye on for Wilco Louw · South Africa
51'

Substitution

Cobus Reinach on for Morne van den Berg · South Africa
51'

Substitution

Marco van Staden on for Franco Mostert · South Africa
51'

Substitution

Eben Etzebeth on for Jean Kleyn · South Africa
51'

Substitution

Kwagga Smith on for Jasper Wiese · South Africa
51'

Substitution

Ben-Jason Dixon on for Siya Kolisi · South Africa
52'

Yellow Card Complete

Taine Plumtree · Wales
53'

Try

Andre Esterhuizen · South Africa

0 - 54
53'

Yellow Card

Aaron Wainwright · Wales
60'

Substitution

James Ratti on for Rhys Davies · Wales
61'

Substitution

Keiron Assiratti on for Chris Coleman · Wales
62'

Try

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 59
63'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 61
63'

Substitution

Morgan Morse on for Aaron Wainwright · Wales
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Aaron Wainwright · Wales
65'

Substitution

Ben Thomas on for Blair Murray · Wales
68'

Try

Ruan Nortje · South Africa

0 - 66
69'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · South Africa

0 - 68
73'

Try

Eben Etzebeth · South Africa

0 - 73
77'

Substitution

Brodie Coghlan on for Dewi Lake · Wales
78'

Red Card

Eben Etzebeth · South Africa
Fulltime 0 - 73

Player ratings

Wales

15 Blair Murray 6.8
14 Ellis Mee 5.2
13 Joe Roberts 6.2
12 Joe Hawkins 5.9
11 Rio Dyer 6.2
10 Dan Edwards 4.9
9 Kieran Hardy 5.7
1 Gareth Thomas 6.0
2 Dewi Lake 8.2
3 Keiron Assiratti 5.7
4 Ben Carter 7.1
5 Rhys Davies 5.8
6 Taine Plumtree 5.5
7 Alex Mann 6.6
8 Aaron Wainwright 5.7
16 Brodie Coghlan –
17 Danny Southworth 5.9
18 Chris Coleman 6.0
19 James Ratti 6.1
20 Morgan Morse 5.9
21 Reuben Morgan-Williams 5.6
22 Callum Sheedy 5.1
23 Ben Thomas 5.8

South Africa

15 Damian Willemse 6.7
14 Ethan Hooker 7.7
13 Damian de Allende 6.5
12 Andre Esterhuizen 8.6
11 Canan Moodie 8.2
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 8.3
9 Morne van den Berg 7.2
1 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.9
2 Johan Grobbelaar 7.2
3 Wilco Louw 7.4
4 Jean Kleyn 5.7
5 Ruan Nortje 7.7
6 Siya Kolisi 6.9
7 Franco Mostert 6.7
8 Jasper Wiese 7.6
16 Bongi Mbonambi 6.8
17 Zachary Porthen 7.0
18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.8
19 Eben Etzebeth 5.0
20 Marco van Staden 6.5
21 Ben-Jason Dixon 6.9
22 Kwagga Smith 7.3
23 Cobus Reinach 7.6