At the beginning of the 2024 season, the Springboks kicked off their marketing campaign with a 41-13 win over Wales, and so they now will finish the 12 months in opposition to the identical opposition.

After 10 wins out of 12 to date this 12 months, the Springboks will hope to complete their season in opposition to embattled Wales in Cardiff. Kick off this Saturday is at 19:40 (SA time).

This previous weekend the Springboks won the second Test on the Outgoing Tour 29-20 to make it two out of two on the tour with a match remaining, whereas the end result additionally means South Africa will retain the No 1 spot on the world rankings.

“It was tough,” mentioned coach Rassie Erasmus.

“We additionally needed to work arduous final week for the victory (in opposition to Scotland). We missed a kick right here and there and each groups had been disallowed tries within the second half, whereas the harm to Ox (Nche) disrupted the best way we deliberate to do issues.

“We were certainly not happy with the performance, but if you beat England by nine points, it could come across as arrogant to say that. So, we are content with the result.”

The Springboks scored 4 tries to 2 by England and kicked three conversions and a penalty objective to 2 penalty objectives and two conversions by the hosts, who they final met within the Rugby World Cup semi-final.

Can the Springboks finish their season in the identical style as they managed to kick it off in opposition to Wales?

The Boks are nonetheless on target to win all their matches on the standard year-end tour, a feat they final achieved in 2013, with the journey concluding in opposition to Wales in Cardiff subsequent Saturday.

The Boks held a slim 19-17 lead going into halftime and managed to claw their approach again from 20-19 down within the 51^st minute to safe the nine-point victory regardless of enjoying with 14 males late within the match after substitute prop Gerhard Steenekamp acquired a yellow card.

However, the South Africans confirmed grit on defence and managed to disclaim the hosts a single level throughout that stage of the match to carry on for the victory.

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi lauded his prices for his or her preventing spirit: “We are a group that imagine in preventing till the top and chasing misplaced causes, and that’s pulled us collectively as a gaggle.

“We had to dig deep, but the players never gave up and kept on believing and that’s special about this group, and it allowed us to go all the way.”

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