On Saturday night, the Springboks scored seven tries in their win over the Red Dragons, which was built on a massive set-piece performance.
Springboks lock Franco Mostert is tackled by Wales' wing Rio Dyer while doing for a kickoff. Mostert won the Man-of-the-Match award after the Bok win. Picture: Adrian Dennis / AFPwill end the year as the No 1 team in the world after they wrapped up their 2024 with a powerful 45-12 win over a
Wales, on the other hand, have now lost 12 matches in a row, with their last victory coming over pool opponents Georgia in October 2023 at the Rugby World Cup. Coach Warren Gatland has had to blood a raft of inexperienced players after a host of seniors hung up their boots, and they are really struggling. Rookie flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse also contributed 15 - five conversions and a try - as the South Africans power their way to victory.
It spelled out long minutes of defensive graft for Wales against wave after wave of South African attack, Jaden Hendrikse feeding first his powerful forward runners and then the straight-running midfield pairing of Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel. The ball was eventually moved wide and Welsh winger Rio Dyer showed a brilliant flash of raw pace to scorch the defence for a fine individual try. Sam Costelow missed the conversion to leave the score 26-5 at half-time.
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