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Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City · 27 October 2019Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 3 points.Half-time 6–9 · Tries 1–1

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15′18′20′35′39′46′76′57655326Attacks169Ball won1211233637135943926681227367%Own 2250%Own half59%Opp half85%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
WAL7416
RSA14711
← South Africa attack · Wales attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
57′South AfricaTry, Damian de Allende, converted9–14
65′WalesTry, Josh Adams, converted14–16
15′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
18′WalesPenalty goal scored
20′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
35′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
39′WalesPenalty goal scored
46′WalesPenalty goal scored
76′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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05101520HT0′20′40′60′80′
57′Damian de Allende65′Josh Adams
WAL

Team stats

RSA
61%Possession39%
62%Territory38%
114Carries71
182Metres gained296
7Clean breaks5
11Defenders beaten16
115Passes67
2Offloads2
74Tackles made147
16Tackles missed11
97/98Rucks won55/58
14/15Lineouts won5/6
4/4Scrums won8/8
5/6Mauls won4/4
6Turnovers won3
8Penalties conceded9
36Kicks from hand37
931Kick metres872
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3 · RSA conversions 1/1, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Wyn JonesProp
  2. 2Ken OwensHooker
  3. 3Tomas FrancisProp
  4. 4Jake BallSecond row
  5. 5Alun Wyn JonesSecond row
  6. 6Aaron WainwrightFlanker
  7. 7Justin TipuricFlanker
  8. 8Ross MoriartyNumber 8
  9. 9Gareth DaviesScrum-half
  10. 10Dan BiggarFly-half
  11. 11Josh AdamsWing
  12. 12Hadleigh ParkesCentre
  13. 13Jonathan DaviesCentre
  14. 14George NorthWing
  15. 15Leigh HalfpennyFull-back
  16. 16Elliot DeeBench
  17. 17Rhys CarreBench
  18. 18Dillon LewisBench
  19. 19Adam BeardBench
  20. 20Aaron ShinglerBench
  21. 21Tomos WilliamsBench
  22. 22Rhys PatchellBench
  23. 23Owen WatkinBench

South Africa

  1. 1Tendai MtawariraProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Lodewyk De JagerSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Faf de KlerkScrum-half
  10. 10Handre PollardFly-half
  11. 11Makazole MapimpiWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Lukhanyo AmCentre
  14. 14S'Busiso NkosiWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Steven KitshoffBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Franco MostertBench
  21. 21Francois LouwBench
  22. 22Herschel JantjiesBench
  23. 23Frans SteynBench

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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.