Springboks earn scrappy win over brave Wales

Wales put in a brave display but the Springboks had too much power all over the park as they secured a 41-13 win in their first Test since winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup at Twickenham.

Hendrikse settled his nerves with the conversion and the Springboks led 7-0 with four minutes on the clock. Evan Roos made a brilliant run after being put into space by De Klerk and was stopped just short. Wales’ Rio Dyer was then yellow-carded for a cynical piece of offside play on the line. After building a lead the Springboks became a little too eager to move the ball quickly and errors prevented them from putting Wales under pressure.

Ben Carter escaped a yellow card for a high shot which referee Busby thought wasn’t at the threshold for an off-field review. A sniping run close to a ruck from Van der Merwe ended with him going in under the sticks and added a sheen to the scoreline that probably flattered the Springboks.South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit , 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche.

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