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.
Follow all the reaction below with our live blog:
PENALTY! SOUTH AFRICA 3-3 Wales (Handre Pollard penalty, 6 minutes)
A simple starter for Handre Pollard, though, and we are back to all-square after a jaunty introduction.
South Africa 0-3 Wales, 4 minutes
Advantage to South Africa and they play at pace superbly! Swept out through the hands to the right, Warrick Gelant scorching an outside path and feeding Kurt-Lee Arendse. He combines with debutant Evan Roos five metres out.
Another advantage, and another, each for an offside Welsh player, both in the shadow of the posts. Another forward carry...knocked on!
South Africa 0-3 Wales, 3 minutes
Another ball breaks Wales’ way, but finally some joy for South Africa, Jaden Hendrikse over the ball sharply and the little scrum-half surviving the cleanout to earn a holding on penalty.
South Africa 0-3 Wales, 2 minutes
Wales do rather better with their restart drill, taking down and clearing through Kieran Hardy’s right boot...
And a thundering Alex Cuthbert claims Hardy’s hoist!
PENALTY! South Africa 0-3 WALES (Dan Biggar penalty, 2 minutes)
Not even 90 seconds on the clock, and the second strike of Dan Biggar’s boot puts Wales three points in front.
South Africa 0-0 Wales, 1 minute
And a penalty to Wales right away! Not the finest return to international rugby for Pieter-Steph du Toit, sealing off at the first ruck of the game after Warrick Gelant had claimed the kick-off.
Match Officials
After plenty of chatter about the involvement of the officials in the first Test, referee Angus Gardner might hope for a quieter afternoon. Matthew Carley and Andrea Piardi are his assistants; Brett Cronan the TMO.
Dan Biggar to get things underway...
National anthem of South Africa
Fireworks and flames to punctuate the closing notes of the South African national anthem, led by Caroline Grace. An excellent crowd in. This could be a lot of fun.
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Wayne Pivac and the Welsh coaching staff are high up in the rafters at Toyota Stadium, joined in the top tier by a number of Welsh supporters, flags fluttering as they add accompaniement to their national anthem, which sounds rather better than it did last week.
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