South Africa vs Wales LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as Josh Adams try and Gareth Anscombe conversion make history
Follow all the reaction from Bloemfontein as Wales beat the Springboks on South African soil for the first time
Replacement fly half Gareth Anscombe kicked a late conversion from the touchline as Wales claimed their first ever away victory in South Africa with an error-strewn 13-12 success over a much-changed Springboks at the Free State Stadium.
Wing Josh Adams crossed for the only try of the game with two minutes left on the clock, leaving Anscombe with a difficult conversion to win the game, but he landed the ball through the centre of the posts to make history for Wayne Pivac’s side.
Stand-in captain Handre Pollard kicked four penalties for a Boks side that had 14 changes in their starting XV from the first test win and never found any fluency in a game where they mostly dominated territory until the final 10 minutes.
The third and deciding test in the series will be played in Cape Town next Saturday.
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Australia 17-25 England, 68 minutes
Pete Samu, so good off the bench last week, is sent on by Australia, and immediately produces a lively piece of footwork to win the gainline.
England turn the ball over, but Joe Heyes gets a little lost at the base, picking up with nobody to pass to and squeezed by the Australian fringe defence. Penalty to Australia.
PENALTY! Australia 17-25 ENGLAND (Owen Farrell penalty, 67 minutes)
A timely three points for England, back out of range of a single Australian score.
Australia 17-22 England, 66 minutes
Advantage coming for England. Freddie Steward wriggles the arms off him, can he reach out for the white line? Not quite!
To the forwards, biffing around the corner, a great group of them joining together to try and surge past the posts...but held up!
Back for the penalty
Australia 17-22 England, 65 minutes
Immediately more fizz for England with Smith back on the pitch. They canter up the left.
Clever from Owen Farrell! Cross-kick into acres of open space for Jack Nowell, who beats two defenders.
Into the Australia 22...
Australia 17-22 England, 64 minutes
But now the Wallabies are struggling to truly take advantage of their supremacy! Folau Fainga’a thrrow is not even close to straight.
Marcus Smith returns, joined in making his way on to the pitch by Danny Care, who replaces Jack van Poortvliet. Good first start from the Leicester youngster, though he has faded.
Australia 17-22 England, 63 minutes
Dynamite Tom Wright! The Australian wing has been relatively quiet but explodes into life, spotting a couple of forwards he can torment with a shimmy and dashing up the centre.
He chips beyond Tommy Freeman and drags the England man into touch. Australia lineout inside England’s 22.
Australia 17-22 England, 62 minutes
England go back to basics, and that powerful maul drive, slowly ratcheting up the presssure as they drive 20 metres or so.
But it all gets untidy in attack with Smith still off the field and eventually Australia latch on to a loose pass.
Australia 17-22 England, 60 minutes
Two minutes left until Marcus Smith is permitted to return as Australia steal another English lineout. Matt Philip again - he’s been excellent aerially today.
That’s rather wasteful, though, from James O’Connor, kicking with a hint of an overlap on turnover ball and only managing to skew out on the full. An apologetic wave of his right hand towards his teammates.
Australia 17-22 England, 59 minutes
Scrum penalty for England! Mako Vunipola is on for Ellis Genge at looshead but on the opposite side Will Stuart is still grumbling on, forcing Angus Bell to floor as he gets a shove on.
Stuart is on no longer - Joe Heyes is sent for to replace the prop.
Australia 17-22 England, 58 minutes
Better defence initially from England, quelling Australia’s maul and then hurrying up into the face of Hunter Paisami, forcing an errant pull-back pass in the direction of Noah Lolesio.
Lolesio picks up on the bounce, but the sting is out of Australia’s attack. Another intricate sketch from the backs ends with a Marika Koroibete knock-on.
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