Wayne Pivac’s Wales team ended 58 years of hurt by sealing a first win away on South African soil against the Springboks, thanks to Josh Adams’s 78th-minute try
Wales made history as they recorded a stunning 13-12 victory over South Africa in Bloemfontein. It was Wales’s first win against the Springboks on South African soil, ending 58 years of hurt and arriving at the 12th attempt.
The game lacked sparkle and attacking invention – unlike last weekend’s 32-29 thriller in Pretoria – yet Wales will not care a jot. South Africa infringed from the kick-off, with the flanker Du Toit offending, and Biggar kicked Wales into a 3-0 lead. The Springboks soon found momentum, though, with the Test debutants Kurt-Lee Arendse and Evan Roos threatening Wales’s line before Pollard booted an equalising penalty.Wales suffered an injury blow when Cuthbert made a 17th-minute exit. Adams – the top try-scorer at the 2019 World Cup – took over.
An attritional first half ended with no addition to the early scoring, and Wales still very much in the hunt as they targeted a series-levelling victory.
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