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Autumn Nations Series 2024 · Principality Stadium, Cardiff · 23 November 2024Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 33 points.Half-time 0–26 · Tries 2–7

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691934415462768014%Own 2226%Own half29%Opp half76%Opp 22
← 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
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
6′South AfricaTry, Franco Mostert, converted0–5
9′South AfricaTry, Eben Etzebeth, conversion missed0–12
19′South AfricaTry, Kurt-Lee Arendse, converted0–17
34′South AfricaTry, Elrigh Louw, converted0–24
41′WalesTry, Rio Dyer, conversion missed5–26
54′South AfricaTry, Aphelele Fassi, conversion missed5–31
62′South AfricaTry, Gerhard Steenekamp, converted5–36
76′South AfricaTry, Jordan Hendrikse, converted5–43
80′WalesTry, James Botham, converted10–45
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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
6′Franco Mostert9′Eben Etzebeth19′Kurt-Lee Arendse34′Elrigh Louw41′Rio Dyer54′Aphelele Fassi62′Gerhard Steenekamp76′Jordan Hendrikse80′James Botham
WAL

Team stats

RSA
39%Possession61%
39%Territory61%
62Carries183
84Metres gained621
1Clean breaks15
6Defenders beaten46
73Passes209
2Offloads20
216Tackles made92
46Tackles missed6
56/58Rucks won121/125
15/18Lineouts won15/15
3/9Scrums won6/8
5/5Mauls won4/4
8Turnovers won2
15Penalties conceded10
19Kicks from hand20
537Kick metres429
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 1/2, penalties 0/0 · RSA conversions 5/7, penalties 0/0. 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. 1Nicky SmithProp
  2. 2Dewi LakeHooker
  3. 3Archie GriffinProp
  4. 4Will RowlandsSecond row
  5. 5Christ TshiunzaSecond row
  6. 6James BothamFlanker
  7. 7Jac MorganFlanker
  8. 8Taine PlumtreeNumber 8
  9. 9Ellis BevanScrum-half
  10. 10Sam CostelowFly-half
  11. 11Rio DyerWing
  12. 12Ben ThomasCentre
  13. 13Max LlewellynCentre
  14. 14Joshua HathawayWing
  15. 15Blair MurrayFull-back
  16. 16Ryan EliasBench
  17. 17Kemsley MathiasBench
  18. 18Keiron AssirattiBench
  19. 19Freddie ThomasBench
  20. 20Tommy ReffellBench
  21. 21Rhodri WilliamsBench
  22. 22Eddie JamesBench
  23. 23Owen WatkinBench

South Africa

  1. 1Thomas Du ToitProp
  2. 2Johan GrobbelaarHooker
  3. 3Wilco LouwProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Franco MostertSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Elrigh LouwFlanker
  8. 8Jasper WieseNumber 8
  9. 9Jaden HendrikseScrum-half
  10. 10Jordan HendrikseFly-half
  11. 11Kurt-Lee ArendseWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Jesse KrielCentre
  14. 14Cheslin KolbeWing
  15. 15Aphelele FassiFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Gerhard SteenekampBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19Marco van StadenBench
  20. 20RG SnymanBench
  21. 21Cameron HanekomBench
  22. 22Cobus ReinachBench
  23. 23Handre PollardBench

Match officials

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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.