The Springboks start their second term as world champions with a Test against Wales, here are some milestones and figures to note.
The Springboks will play a their first post-World Cup Test when they square off against Wales in the Qatar Cup at Twickenham on Saturday.SPRINGBOKS’ RECORD AGAINST WALES:
Played 41, Won 33, Lost 7, Drawn 1. Points for: 1 071, Points against: 658, Tries scored: 126, Tries conceded: 54, Highest score: 96-13, Biggest win: 83 points, Win %: 80%.Pieter-Steph du Toit will lead the Springboks for the second time in his illustrious career – the first time was against Wales in Washington in 2018 when he became the 6010 Test matches against
Wales – the last of which was a Rugby World Cup warm-up game in Cardiff in August last year, which the Boks won 52-16. The Springboks’ eight tries in that match saw them rack up a record number of points against Wales on Welsh soil.
Subs: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23 Damian de Allende.15 Cameron Winnett, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Mason Grady, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Ellis Bevan; 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 James Botham, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Kieron Assiratti, 2 Dewi Lake , 1 Gareth Thomas.
Subs: 16 Evan Lloyd, 17 Kemsley Mathias, 18 Harri O’Connor, 19 James Ratti, 20 Mackenzie Martin, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Eddie James, 23 Jacob Beetham.
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