Wales v South Africa LIVE rugby: Result and reaction after Springboks condemn hosts to winless year

Three changes for Wales. Tommy Reffell is on for Will Rowlands, sparking a bit of a back five shuffle with Christ Tshiunza back into the second row. Max Llewellyn steps out as Owen Watkin takes his place, while Rhodri Williams replaces Ellis Bevan, who has gone pretty well at the base against a side so adept at hustling scrum halves.

But the Springboks strike in the broken field!

They really are a team for all seasons. Wales never quite set themselves defensively having traipsed up after Murray’s clearing kick, and Kurt-Lee Arendse has the sharpness of hands, feet and thought to capitalise. A delicate dummy is nonetheless deceptive enough to fool two defenders and send the wing scuttling through a gap, with a well-timed pass putting Aphelele Fassi in at a canter.

A rare error in contact from Jasper Wiese, fumbling forward and thumping the floor after he knocks on. Blair Murray boots upfield.

And that proves even more costly as the Springboks flip the field. Jesse Kriel’s massive tackle jars the ball free in midfield before Dewi Lake tries a rather optimistic chip and chase, the hooker well beaten in the speed stakes. South Africa’s kick is rather better and Josh Hathaway slices out on the full under pressure.

Argh! Frustration for the home fans as Dewi Lake’s fizzed throw to the tail sails over the head of his catchers with Wales unable to execute their lift. South Africa clear their lines.

An offside penalty will allow further advancement - Ben Thomas pokes out of play five metres from the Spriungboks line.

South Africa will make a change before the lineout is thrown. Handre Pollard replaces Damian de Allende and will step in at inside centre.

South Africa are just playing a little loosely here. A sliced Aphelele Fassi kick is reclaimed but Siya Kolisi’s offload is to no-onbe in particular, and a barging ‘Bok is rightly penalised as a scramble for the bouncing ball ensues. Wales enter enemy territory.

Time for a Welsh debutant - Freddie Thomas has been one of a number of Welshmen go well at Gloucester this season and earns his first cap in the second row.

How has Kurt-Lee Arendse escaped from there? The wing looks to be in the grips of Taine Plumtree but teleports out of contact and has suddenly broken the line. He foolishly ignores support runners, though, with a try-scoring pass surely on offer, and South Africa are eventually turned over.

The Springboks’ bomb squad are beginning to get ready but the starting front row will have one more scrum first - and they do their job, winning a penalty that Dewi Lake isn’t at all happy about. The hooker is seemingly even more confused after Karl Dickson explains his decision.

Here come those changes: off go Thomas du Toit, Johan Grobbelaaar and Wilco Louw; welcome Gerhard Steenekamp, Malcolm Marx and Vincent Koch. Gulp.