Dominant Springboks inflict 12th Wales loss in row

Autumn Test Series

Wales (5) 12

Tries: Dyer, Botham. Con: Thomas

South Africa (26) 45

Tries: Mostert, Etzebeth, Arendse, Louw, Fassi, Steenekamp, Jordan Hendrikse Cons: Jordan Hendrikse (5)

South Africa easy out-muscled an inexperienced Wales to underline the gulf betwixt the teams.

That the satellite champions would widen Wales’ winless tally to 12 games came arsenic small surprise.

And erstwhile second-rows Franco Mostert and Eben Etzebeth had crossed wrong 8 minutes, it looked astir a certainty.

Kurt-Lee Arendse and Elrigh Louw besides crossed successful the archetypal fractional earlier Aphelele Fassi, Gerhard Steenekamp and antheral of the lucifer Jordan Hendrikse each followed successful a disjointed 2nd fractional arsenic South Africa showed nary fto up successful the last crippled of their season.

Rio Dyer and James Botham crossed for what were consolation tries that, successful the last minute, ensured Wales avoided a worst ever location defeat.

If determination were positives for Wales it came from their flankers Botham and Jac Morgan and, astatine least, a tendency to vie to the last whistle.

But portion the closed extortion of the Principality Stadium offered structure from Storm Bert, determination was nary hiding from the relentless Springboks.

If 1 statistic told the crippled it was the 46 missed tackles by Wales arsenic South Africa barged, bounced and battered their mode to the effort enactment - clip and again.

South Africa scored 7 tries but could person scored galore much arsenic Kolisi, twice, and Fassi were held up implicit the line.

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