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

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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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South Africa vs Wales

• Wales have beaten the Springboks in South Africa for the first time in their history
• FULL-TIME! South Africa 12-13 Wales
• 78’ - CONVERSION! Anscombe nails the touchline conversion to put Wales ahead! (12-13)
• 77’ - TRY! Adams scores in the corner to move Wales within a point. Conversion to come (12-11)
• 67’ - PENALTY! Anscombe narrows the gap for Wales (12-6)
• 60’ - PENALTY! Pollard moves South Africa more than a score ahead after a baffling AWJ sin-bin (12-3)
• HALF-TIME! South Africa 3-3 Wales
• Wales face South Africa in the second Test in Bloemfontein

[9 July 2022 17:24 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 6-3 Wales, 49 minutes

Marx has been with us slightly longer, and is right up to speed - he’s so tough to dislodge from over the ball and Wales are penalised for holding on.

Handre Pollard just about finds touch inside the Wales 22 with a leaping Louis Rees-Zammit unable to keep the ball in play.

[9 July 2022 17:23 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 6-3 Wales, 48 minutes

But South Africa again fall foul of the brake foot law at the scrum - and though Malcolm Marx has replaced Joseph Dweba, a second team offence of that type means a full straight-arm penalty.

Enter the bench - South Africa bring on a couple of debutants, Deon Fourie in the back row and Ntuthuko Mchunu at loosehead, plus Rynhardt Elstadt, who has had experience of Test rugby before.

[9 July 2022 17:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 6-3 Wales, 47 minutes

Nifty from Liam Williams, collecting in the air and then producing a deft out-the-back offload with a flick of the fingers as South Africa grab him.

Louis Rees-Zammit isn’t quite on the same page, though, and knocks on.

[9 July 2022 17:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Missed penalty! South Africa 6-3 Wales, 46 minutes

And the scores are...not levelled! Another miss from Dan Biggar, again routine by his high standards.

[9 July 2022 17:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 6-3 Wales, 45 minutes

But this may be a chance for Wales to reply in kind. Jaden Hendrikse’s kicking has been good throughout the first 45 minutes, but he gets this one wrong, skewing it 40 metres up and only five forward. Thomas du Toit is thus offside...

[9 July 2022 17:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! SOUTH AFRICA 6-3 Wales (Handre Pollard penalty, 44 minutes)

At last, another troubling of the scorers - over Pollard’s kick goes and South Africa lead for the first time this evening.

[9 July 2022 17:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 3-3 Wales, 43 minutes

Handre Pollard now takes to the skies, showing his skill in the air as he takes a high kick with aplomb. Warrick Gelant steps in at first receiver and picks a forward runner on his shoulder.

Pollard is back in position for the next phase, out the back of a forward pod and well found by Malcolm Marx’s blind pull-back. Pollard jinks and jumps through a half-hole, and Wales’ attempts to jackal are penalised. Will Rowlands failed to keep his feet, going beyond the ball initially, and rightly pinged.

The busy Pollard will go for goal from 30 metres out.

[9 July 2022 17:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 3-3 Wales, 41 minutes

Malcolm Marx hits the mark at his first lineout, and he and Koch control the maul at the back, Wales responding well with a counter-shove after an initially healthy South African drive.

Kurt-Lee Arendse nearly wins back Jaden Hendrikse’s box kick, but Liam Williams tidies up for Wales.

[9 July 2022 17:13 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

The second half is underway!

A change for Wales, too: Tomos Williams replaces Kieran Hardy at scrum-half.

[9 July 2022 17:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Second half

In fact, sooner than even I thought, though it is the familiar faces for now - Malcolm Marx is on at hooker for Joseph Dweba, and Vincent Koch will join him in the front row, replacing Trevor Nyakane.