Debutant Deon Fourie and 2019 World Cup winner Warrick Gelant admitted that too many mistakes from the Springboks allowed Wales to snatch a historic win over the world champions on Saturday.
Debutant Deon Fourie and 2019 World Cup winner Warrick Gelant admitted that too many mistakes from the Springboks allowed Wales to snatch a historic win over the world champions in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Inaccuracy and a high penalty count from the hosts in the final quarter at Free State Stadium allowed the tourists back into the contest before they overturned a six-point deficit to claim a 13-12 victory – Wales’ first in the Republic – and set up a series decider in Cape Town next week. “Unfortunately, the result didn’t go our way but we can only look at ourselves, as we made it difficult for ourselves with the unnecessary mistakes.“Add to that the penalty count – I think it was more than 10 – and don’t think that was good enough, especially in Test rugby. And with that penalty count you’re going to shoot yourself in the foot.
The Bok coaches emptied the bench throughout the second 40 minutes, and Gelant says the flurry of changes emboldened Wayne Pivac’s charges to stage a late fightback.“Wales were desperate and knew what the outcome meant for us, and if we got a victory what it would mean for them,” said the Bok fullback, who was making his first Test appearance since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in Japan in 2019.
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