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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YELLOW CARD! James Ryan is sent to the sin bin! New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 39 minutes
James Ryan was barely back five metres, let alone ten, and he is rightly sin binned. New Zealand will tap and go again from underneath the posts...
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 39 minutes
Here come New Zealand! Another powerful surge draws advantage, and Ireland then fail to roll away. Quick tap, Ireland not back ten - another advantage, and probably an eventual card...
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 37 minutes
New Zealand had 15 on the field in all that confusion, but can finally throw the lineout as Savea eventually is told to trot off.
Another lineout is earned as an Irish leg deflects a kick into touch. The home side maul well, and a lifted leg grants them a penalty - which is kicked into the corner. Bold call.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 35 minutes
Right, that’s the end of Ofa Tu’ungafasi’s period in the sin bin. New Zealand restored to 14.
Hang on, there’s a big debate about who the All Blacks can leave on. Dalton Papalii was taken off when Tu’ungafasi was binned to allow Aidan Ross to come on, while Ardie Savea departed when Ross was sent off. The match officials have a chat. New Zealand are understandably keen for the all-action Savea to remain on - but the ruling is that it is Papalii who must stay.
A major blow for New Zealand.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 35 minutes
This is a remarkable half of rugby. Aaron Smith makes a brilliant tackle on Hugo Keenan as the Ireland full-back looks to counter-attack but there is space on the right as Mack Hansen is lifted a wide pass. Again the Ireland wing chips ahead, avoiding the collision this time, and thus well placed to clap his hands in frustration as he watches his kick land on the line, out on the full.
New Zealand lineout from where he kicked it.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 33 minutes
Knocked on! New Zealand survive again! This is extraordinary profligacy from Ireland, who play out the back, slightly curiously, on first phase, and good outside blitz defence from New Zealand forces a hurried James Lowe to drop the ball.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 32 minutes
Codie Taylor wrenches the maul down, and then Sam Cane cynically kills the Irish advantage with another offence. “I’m not going to back down,” the All Blacks captain is warned by Jaco Peyper, who suggests that another penalisable act in this territory will send a third New Zealand player from the field.
Ireland opt for the scrum. Aidan Ross is sent on for a debut to provide propping cover, but neither he nor George Bower can scrummage on the tighthead, so New Zealand will lose another body - Ardie Savea is gone from the uncontested scrum.
This must be an Irish score. Beauden Barrett and Quinn Tupaea are forced to pack down in the back row with the All Blacks now desperately short of backs.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 31 minutes
Another Ireland chance goes awry! After kicking into the New Zealand 22, they use the same feigned maul play as earlier, Dan Sheehan dummying and going himself this time. He appears to have made a telling burst, but gets to his feet having been tackled without releasing, penalised just as another scoring chance appeared certain to come.
New Zealand had already infringed at the lineout, so Ireland will reload and go again with a five-metre lineout.
RED CARD! Angus Ta’avao is sent off! New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 30 minutes
It is. A disaster of a half for New Zealand continues as Ta’avao, whose face is pouring with blood, is sent off. There are still more than four minutes left on Ofa Tu’ungafasi’s yellow, leaving New Zealand without a specialist tighthead.
Garry Ringrose is also going off - Bundee Aki replaces the centre, who will have to have a head injury assessment.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 30 minutes
Jaco Peyper was quick to his whistle and initially termed the collision an accident, but a first look at the replay reveals this to be rather more. Ta’avao is upright, there’s significant force and clear head-to-head contact. This may well be red.
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