South Africa vs Wales · Nations Championship
Nations Championship · 2026Full time
43–0
Match report
South Africa beat Wales 43-0 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban in round 3 of the Nations Championship on Saturday, 18 July 2026.
That makes it three wins in a row for South Africa. Wales have now lost two in a row. In the current group tables, South Africa are 1st and Wales 5th.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
8
South Africa wins (89%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Wales wins (11%)
Last 9 meetings, since November 2021
Biggest South Africa win
73–0
29 Nov 2025
Biggest Wales win
13–12
9 Jul 2022
Last 5 meetings
- 18 Jul 2026 · Nations ChampionshipSouth Africa43Wales018 Jul 2026South Africa43–0WalesNations Championship
- 29 Nov 2025 · Friendly InternationalWales0South Africa7329 Nov 2025Wales0–73South AfricaFriendly International
- 23 Nov 2024 · Friendly InternationalWales12South Africa4523 Nov 2024Wales12–45South AfricaFriendly International
- 22 Jun 2024 · Friendly InternationalSouth Africa41Wales1322 Jun 2024South Africa41–13WalesFriendly International
- 19 Aug 2023 · Friendly InternationalWales16South Africa5219 Aug 2023Wales16–52South AfricaFriendly International
Lineups
Avg. age
29.1
Avg. age
26.7
South Africa
- 1Gerhard Steenekamp(29)
- 2Malcolm Marx(32)
- 3Carlu Johann Sadie(29)
- 4Cobus Wiese(29)
- 5Ruben van Heerden(28)
- 6Paul de Villiers(23)
- 7Pieter-Steph du Toit(34)
- 8Jasper Van der Weshuizen Wiese(31)
- 9Cobus Reinach(36)
- 10Simphiwe Moyo(20)
- 11Kurt-Lee Arendse(30)
- 12Damian De Allende(34)
- 13Jesse Kriel(32)
- 14Jaco Williams(21)
- 15Aphelele Fassi(28)
Replacements
- 16André-Hugo Venter(25)
- 17Jan-Hendrik Wessells(25)
- 18Wilco Louw(32)
- 19Ben-Jason Dixon(28)
- 20Marco Van Staden(31)
- 21Herschel Jantjies(30)
- 22Manie Libbok(29)
- 23Damian Willemse(28)
Wales
- 1Rhys Carré(28)
- 2Dewi Lake(27)
- 3Dillon Lewis(30)
- 4Teddy Williams(26)
- 5Adam Beard(30)
- 6Alex Mann(24)
- 7Jac Morgan(26)
- 8Aaron Wainwright(29)
- 9Tomos Williams(31)
- 10Dan Edwards(23)
- 11Ellis Mee(23)
- 12Ben Thomas(27)
- 13Max Llewellyn(27)
- 14Louis Rees-Zammit(25)
- 15Blair Murray(25)
Replacements
- 16Ryan Elias(31)
- 17Nicky Smith(32)
- 18Ben Warren(26)
- 19Freddie Thomas(24)
- 20Tommy Reffell(27)
- 21James Botham(28)
- 22Reuben Morgan-Williams(28)
- 23Joe Hawkins(24)