Head-to-head
TEST WINS
RSA
37Test wins
WAL
7Test wins
45 Tests: South Africa lead 37–7, 1 drawn.
Model win probability
RSA 96%WAL 4%
How it works: the gap between the two TheBreakdown ratings, neutral venue. Our own model built from every Test; see the rankings page for the method.
Test history
Points 1,273–683 in South Africa’s favour, first met 1 Dec 1906. South Africa have won the last 6.
Biggest South Africa win
27 June 1998: 96–13 (Tour 1998)
Biggest Wales win
26 Nov 2016: 13–27 (Tour 2016)
Last 10 meetings
- South Africa18 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Durban43–0
- South Africa29 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Cardiff73–0
- South Africa23 Nov 2024 · Autumn Nations Series 2024 · Cardiff45–12
- South Africa22 June 2024 · Men's Internationals 2024 · London41–13
- South Africa19 Aug 2023 · Summer Nations Series 2023 · Cardiff52–16
- South Africa16 July 2022 · Men's Internationals 2022 · Cape Town30–14
- Wales9 July 2022 · Men's Internationals 2022 · Bloemfontein12–13
- South Africa2 July 2022 · Men's Internationals 2022 · Pretoria32–29
- South Africa6 Nov 2021 · Autumn Nations Series 2021 · Cardiff23–18
- South Africa27 Oct 2019 · Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City19–16
Scores show South Africa first.
Every meeting, with filters and CSVTests to date; World Cup finals to 2023.