South Africa 43 - 0 Wales

Full time

18 Jul 2026

Nations Championship

Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 3

Hollywoodbets Kings Park

South Africa vs Wales head to head

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South Africa delivered a commanding performance against Wales, winning 43-0 in the Nations Championship. The match began with Wiese scoring the first try just four minutes in, quickly followed by a conversion from Moyo. Reinach extended the lead with another try, and Kriel and Williams added two more before halftime, leaving the score at 24-0. Moyo's continued accuracy with the boot ensured South Africa maintained a strong lead into the second half. Jantjies and Arendse scored further tries, while de Villiers rounded off the scoring with a late effort. Wales struggled to mount any significant attack and were unable to score at all. This match underscored South Africa's dominance in recent encounters between the two sides.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand

Weather

Temperature: 22.5°C (Feels like 23.3°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 4.4 km/h, gusting to 10.1 km/h Humidity: 67% Cloud Cover: 94%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Jasper Wiese · South Africa

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Vusi Moyo · South Africa

7 - 0
13'

Try

Cobus Reinach · South Africa

12 - 0
14'

Conversion

Vusi Moyo · South Africa

14 - 0
40'

Try

Jesse Kriel · South Africa

19 - 0
40'

Try

Jaco Williams · South Africa

24 - 0
40'

Substitution

Nicky Smith on for Rhys Carre · Wales
40'

Substitution

Ryan Elias on for Dewi Lake · Wales
40'

Substitution

Joe Hawkins on for Max Llewellyn · Wales
Halftime 24 - 0
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Vusi Moyo · South Africa

26 - 0
43'

Substitution

James Botham on for Aaron Wainwright · Wales
47'

Substitution

Wilco Louw on for Carlu Sadie · South Africa
47'

Substitution

Andre-Hugo Venter on for Malcolm Marx · South Africa
47'

Substitution

Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Gerhard Steenekamp · South Africa
47'

Substitution

Ben-Jason Dixon on for Cobus Wiese · South Africa
47'

Substitution

Manie Libbok on for Vusi Moyo · South Africa
51'

Substitution

Herschel Jantjies on for Cobus Reinach · South Africa
53'

Substitution

Freddie Thomas on for Teddy Williams · Wales
53'

Substitution

Marco van Staden on for Jasper Wiese · South Africa
53'

Substitution

Ben Warren on for Dillon Lewis · Wales
59'

Substitution

Damian Willemse on for Aphelele Fassi · South Africa
62'

Yellow Card

Ben Warren · Wales
62'

Try

Herschel Jantjies · South Africa

31 - 0
64'

Substitution

Tommy Reffell on for Alex Mann · Wales
65'

Substitution

Dillon Lewis on for Ben Thomas · Wales
68'

Try

Kurt-Lee Arendse · South Africa

36 - 0
72'

Yellow Card Complete

Ben Warren · Wales
73'

Substitution

Reuben Morgan-Williams on for Tomos Williams · Wales
75'

Substitution

Ben Thomas on for Dillon Lewis · Wales
79'

Try

Paul de Villiers · South Africa

41 - 0
79'

Conversion

Manie Libbok · South Africa

43 - 0
Fulltime 43 - 0

Player ratings

South Africa

15 Aphelele Fassi 7.0
14 Jaco Williams 8.3
13 Jesse Kriel 8.1
12 Damian de Allende 6.6
11 Kurt-Lee Arendse 7.5
10 Vusi Moyo 6.6
9 Cobus Reinach 8.3
1 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.0
2 Malcolm Marx 7.5
3 Carlu Sadie 6.2
4 Cobus Wiese 8.0
5 Ruben van Heerden 6.4
6 Paul de Villiers 7.9
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit 6.9
8 Jasper Wiese 8.7
16 Andre-Hugo Venter 7.2
17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 6.8
18 Wilco Louw 5.9
19 Ben-Jason Dixon 6.2
20 Marco van Staden 6.5
21 Herschel Jantjies 7.1
22 Manie Libbok 6.1
23 Damian Willemse 7.1

Wales

15 Blair Murray 6.1
14 Louis Rees-Zammit 6.2
13 Max Llewellyn 6.1
12 Ben Thomas 5.8
11 Ellis Mee 6.2
10 Dan Edwards 5.6
9 Tomos Williams 6.0
1 Rhys Carre 5.6
2 Dewi Lake 6.3
3 Dillon Lewis 4.7
4 Teddy Williams 6.0
5 Adam Beard 6.3
6 Alex Mann 6.1
7 Jac Morgan 7.6
8 Aaron Wainwright 5.5
16 Ryan Elias 6.5
17 Nicky Smith 5.7
18 Ben Warren 4.8
19 Freddie Thomas 5.9
20 Tommy Reffell 5.9
21 James Botham 5.6
22 Reuben Morgan-Williams –
23 Joe Hawkins 5.7