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Full time2 December 2017
Wales
24–22
South Africa
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales · Tour 2017Head-to-head

Wales won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. 6’TWales try · Scott Williams5–0
  2. 7’CWales conversion · Leigh Halfpenny7–0
  3. 9’TWales try · Hadleigh Parkes12–0
  4. 10’CWales conversion · Leigh Halfpenny14–0
  5. 32’PSouth Africa penalty · Handre Pollard14–3
  6. 34’TWales try · Hadleigh Parkes19–3
  7. 35’CWales conversion · Leigh Halfpenny21–3
  8. 38’TSouth Africa try · Warrick Gelant21–8
  9. 39’CSouth Africa conversion · Handre Pollard21–10
  10. 47’TSouth Africa try · Handre Pollard21–15
  11. 56’TSouth Africa try · Jesse Kriel21–20
  12. 58’CSouth Africa conversion · Handre Pollard21–22
  13. 69’PWales penalty · Leigh Halfpenny24–22

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Rob EvansProp
  2. 2Kristian DaceyHooker
  3. 3Scott AndrewsProp
  4. 4Cory HillSecond row
  5. 5Alun Wyn JonesSecond row
  6. 6Aaron ShinglerFlanker
  7. 7Josh NavidiFlanker
  8. 8Taulupe FaletauNumber 8
  9. 9Aled DaviesScrum-half
  10. 10Dan BiggarFly-half
  11. 11Steffan EvansWing
  12. 12Hadleigh ParkesCentre
  13. 13Scott WilliamsCentre
  14. 14Hallam AmosWing
  15. 15Leigh HalfpennyFull-back
  16. 16Elliot DeeBench
  17. 17Wyn JonesBench
  18. 18Rhodri JonesBench
  19. 19Seb DaviesBench
  20. 20Dan LydiateBench
  21. 21Rhys WebbBench
  22. 22Rhys PatchellBench
  23. 23Owen WatkinBench

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Malcolm MarxHooker
  3. 3Wilco LouwProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Lodewyk De JagerSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Dan Du PreezNumber 8
  9. 9Ross CronjeScrum-half
  10. 10Handre PollardFly-half
  11. 11Warrick GelantWing
  12. 12Francois VenterCentre
  13. 13Jesse KrielCentre
  14. 14Dillyn LeydsWing
  15. 15Andries CoetzeeFull-back
  16. 16Mbongeni MbonambiBench
  17. 17Trevor NyakaneBench
  18. 18Ruan DreyerBench
  19. 19Teboho MohojeBench
  20. 20Uzair CassiemBench
  21. 21Louis SchreuderBench
  22. 22Elton JantjiesBench
  23. 23Lukhanyo AmBench

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Context

All-time, Wales 7–37 South Africa, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Wales going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.