South Africa ease to five-try win over Wales

South Africa (14) 41

Tries: Kriel, punishment try, Mapimpi, Mbonambi, van der Merwe Pens: Hendrikse, Feinberg-Mngomezulu Cons: Hendrikse 2, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 2

Wales (13) 13

Tries: Lake Cons: Costelow Pens: Costelow 2

World champions South Africa eased to a five-try triumph against a spirited Wales broadside astatine Twickenham.

Warren Gatland's inexperienced and experimental broadside suffered a seventh successive world defeat.

Wales fans would person feared nan worst erstwhile their broadside were trailing 14-3 aft 15 minutes, arsenic they were besides reduced to 13 men aft Rio Dyer and Aaron Wainwright were shown yellowish cards.

Inspired by outstanding skipper Dewi Lake, who scored a try, Wales battled backmost to only way by a constituent astatine half-time but were scoreless successful nan 2nd half.

Makazole Mapimpi, Bongi Mbonambi and Edwill van der Merwe added second-half tries successful South Africa's first crippled since defeating New Zealand successful nan World Cup last successful October 2023.

It wasn't nan hammering galore had predicted for Wales but Springbok powerfulness told successful nan 2nd half.

Wales will now recreation to look Australia successful a two-Test circuit while South Africa big Six Nations champions Ireland.

Wales missing men database was considerable.

Absentees included nan injured Jac Morgan, Tomos Williams, Taulupe Faletau and Adam Beard, pinch Gareth Anscombe, Josh Adams, Will Rowlands and Ryan Elias rested this summer.

Prop Henry Thomas was a precocious withdrawal against South Africa pinch a ft injury, while English-based players Dafydd Jenkins, Christ Tshiunza, Nick Tompkins, Tommy Reffell, Dillon Lewis, Archie Griffin and Josh Hathaway were unavailable for nan Springboks fixture because nan lucifer was played extracurricular World Rugby's world window.

Springboks 2nd statement Eben Etzebeth had only 1 little that nan full Wales starting battalion pinch nan South Africa broadside boasting 637 caps compared to Wales' 300.

Cardiff scrum-half Ellis Bevan made his debut and Mason Grady started a master crippled astatine inside-centre for nan first clip successful different new-look midfield business pinch Owen Watkin.

This was a "home" crippled for nan South Africans contempt being 6,000 miles distant from their homeland, but location were much Springboks supporters connected show.

South Africa were missing Bulls players progressive successful nan United Rugby Championship (URC) final, skipper Siya Kolisi was absent because he plays his nine rugby successful France and Cheslin Kolbe, Damien Willemse, Lukhanyo Am were injured.

They had 2 caller caps successful helping Van der Merwe and fly-half Jordan Hendrikse but still included 10 players progressive successful nan World Cup last match-day winning squad including Pieter-Steph du Toit, Etzebeth, Faf de Klerk and prop Vincent Koch who led nan broadside retired connected his 50th cap.

South Africa only took 3 minutes to people pinch Jesse Kriel and Mapimpi combining for nan Springboks centre to dive complete pinch Hendrikse converting.

Sam Costelow scored Wales' first points pinch a punishment earlier Springboks number 8 Evan Roos powered done and Mostart was denied a effort by an offside from Dyer, who was shown a yellowish card.

Wainwright was adjacent to beryllium sin-binned for a master foul, arsenic South Africa were awarded a punishment try.

After Costelow grounded pinch a elemental 2nd punishment effort a glorious try-scoring chance was spurned erstwhile nan returning Liam Williams intercepted possession earlier feeding Grady, but Bevan could not clasp onto nan last pass.

Wales did not concede immoderate points erstwhile down to 13 men, while South Africa had full-back Aphelele Fass shown a yellowish paper for a precocious ft connected Taine Plumtree.

Wales took advantage pinch Lake scoring aft his broadside initially had mislaid a line-out, but nan skipper pounced connected a loose shot to powerfulness over. Costelow converted and slotted complete a punishment to trim nan shortage to 1 constituent astatine nan break.

Williams had returned connected nan helping aft missing nan Six Nations because he was playing nine rugby successful Japan and he proved awesome successful nan aerial conflict pinch immoderate trademark precocious catches.

With fittingness doubts for nan Australia circuit surrounding Thomas and Dillon Lewis, Wales received different tight-head wounded rustle erstwhile Keiron Assiratti limped disconnected conscionable earlier half-time to beryllium replaced by Harri O'Connor.

Springboks only led by a constituent astatine nan interval but extended that lead erstwhile Mapimpi outflanked nan defence to score, contempt nan proposal of a guardant walk successful nan build-up.

Springboks were capable to bring connected nan front-row powerfulness of Mbonambi and Frans Malherbe and their scrummaging prowess was instantly evident arsenic they created nan chance for Hendrikse to footwear a penalty.

Gatland would person been relieved erstwhile fastener Ben Carter was only penalised for a tackle connected Malherbe, particularly fixed Wales' second-row wounded concerns pinch Matthew Screech handed his first Test start.

The injured Teddy Williams and Rhys Davies person joined Beard and Rowlands connected nan sidelines and nan recalled Cory Hill is battling for fittingness aft suffering a calf injury.

Replacement Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu slotted complete a punishment from wrong his ain half connected his world debut earlier converting nan people from replacement Mbonambi.

Three caller Wales caps came successful nan 2nd half successful Scarlets centre Eddie James, Cardiff backmost Jacob Beetham, who slotted successful astatine fly-half, and Ospreys guardant James Ratti.

It was near to South Africa caller headdress and player-of-the lucifer Van der Merwe to supply nan last item pinch a superb finish.

Gatland is owed to denote a 34-man squad connected Monday to recreation to play a two-Test bid against Australia successful Sydney and Melbourne earlier a friends circuit lucifer against Queensland Reds connected 19 July.

The Wales campy was rocked pinch contention earlier nan South Africa crippled aft it emerged hooker Sam Parry had near nan training campy of his ain accord and not done injury.

Newspaper reports suggested Parry felt disrespected by Gatland and contempt being named successful nan training squad, nan Ospreys hooker had nary chance to circuit Australia pinch Lake, Elliot Dee and Evan Lloyd initially nailed onto to capable nan 3 berths.

Gatland says nan doorway remains unfastened to Parry and insisted he was clear successful his conversations pinch nan player.

Dee has since been ruled retired pinch an ankle wounded which intends successful nan absence of Parry and nan rested Ryan Elías, Cardiff rookie Efan Daniel has been drafted into nan squad.

The Wales coach was fixed a ballot of assurance by nan Welsh Rugby Union successful March contempt starring Wales to bottommost of nan Six Nations for nan first clip since 2003.

His grounds truthful acold successful his 2nd stint is 13 defeats successful 19 internationals pinch Wales slipping to 10th successful nan world rankings.

Wales are now heading to a state wherever they person not defeated nan Wallabies successful 55 years and 11 attempts. So nan situation continues.

South Africa: Aphelele Fassi; Edwill van der Merwe, Jesse Kriel, Andre Esterhuizen, Makazole Mapimpi; Jordan Hendrikse, Faf de Klerk; Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Vincent Koch, Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, Kwagga Smith, Pieter-Steph du Toit (capt), Evan Roos.

Replacements: Bongi Mbonambi, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Frans Malherbe, Salmaan Moerat, Ben-Jason Dixon, Grant Williams, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian de Allende.

Sin-bin: Fassi 30

Wales: Cameron Winnett; Liam Williams, Owen Watkin, Mason Grady, Rio Dyer; Sam Costelow, Ellis Bevan; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake (capt), Keiron Assiratti, Matthew Screech, Ben Carter, Taine Plumtree, James Botham, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O'Connor, James Ratti, Mackenzie Martin, Gareth Davies, Eddie James, Jacob Beetham.

Sin-bin: Dyer 11, Wainwright 15

Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)

Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley (RFU), Adam Leal (RFU)

TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)