South Africa v Wales LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as Springboks win the series in Cape Town
Reaction from Cape Town as Wales lose to the Springboks in the series decider
South Africa won a decisive third Test 30-14 versus Wales to secure the series 2-1 and halt a run of northern hemisphere victories after success for Ireland and England earlier in the day.
Fly-half Handre Polland scored 20 points, including the first try, as the world champions outscored the tourists three tries to one.
Bongi Mbonambi and captain Siya Kolisi added the other Springbok tries with Pollard kicking three conversions and three penalties.
Tommy Reffell went over for the Welsh try and skipper Dan Bigger added three penalties for the tourists, who upset the hosts in last week’s second Test in Bloemfontein to set up a series decider.
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PENALTY! SOUTH AFRICA 3-0 Wales (Handre Pollard penalty, 5 minutes)
Over it goes. South Africa denied five, but get three.
NO TRY! South Africa 0-0 Wales, 4 minutes
Foot in touch! It was a lovely diagonal poke from Am which looked to have been weighted perfectly, but the last hop is aggressive and drags Mapimpi into touch as he gathers.
Back for the penalty, which was for failing to roll away and is right in front of the posts.
Try? Is Makazole Mapimpi over, or has his boot brushed the touchline?
A clever kick from Lukhanyo Am and he might just have set up his wing...
South Africa 0-0 Wales, 3 minutes
First attacking ball for either side. Bongi Mbonambi hits Lood de Jager at the tail, and then steps into the chariot as his fellow burly-men look to maul. Wales stall it.
De Jager’s next involvement is a hard charge up the centre, and Wales fail to roll away from the next ruck with pressure building...
South Africa 0-0 Wales, 2 minutes
Handre Pollard produces his first up-and-under, which Liam Williams makes a hash of claiming. Lukhanyo Am collects, and Williams is off his feet as he snatches at the centre’s legs.
South Africa kick down towards the Welsh 22.
South Africa 0-0 Wales, 1 minute
An immediate first touch for Josh Navidi, who tracks the flight of the kick-off and sets off for the first meaningful charge.
Wales then win back ball in the air. Kieran Hardy goes longer with his second box kick.
Match Officials
Kent’s Matthew Carley is our referee this evening, with Brett Cronan of Australia the TMO. South Africa will kick things off as the smoke clears.
South African National Anthem
In a truly lovely touch, the South African national anthem is sung by Eben Etzebeth’s bride-to-be, the rather talented Anlia Van Rensburg.
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Cape Town Stadium really does look glorious in the warm evening light. Unsurprisingly, a good number of Welsh fans have taken the chance to get down to one of the world’s loveliest cities, and lend their vocal chords to a rendition of “Land of My Fathers”.
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