South Africa v Wales LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as Springboks win the series in Cape Town

Reaction from Cape Town as Wales lose to the Springboks in the series decider

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South Africa won a decisive third Test 30-14 versus Wales to secure the series 2-1 and halt a run of northern hemisphere victories after success for Ireland and England earlier in the day.

Fly-half Handre Polland scored 20 points, including the first try, as the world champions outscored the tourists three tries to one.

Bongi Mbonambi and captain Siya Kolisi added the other Springbok tries with Pollard kicking three conversions and three penalties.

Tommy Reffell went over for the Welsh try and skipper Dan Bigger added three penalties for the tourists, who upset the hosts in last week’s second Test in Bloemfontein to set up a series decider.

Follow all the action from South Africa vs Wales below with our live blog:

South Africa vs Wales - deciding Test

• Springboks beat Wales in Cape Town to take the series victory 2-1
• FULL-TIME! South Africa 30-14 Wales
• 78’ - PENALTY! Pollard seals the victory ofr Springboks (SA 27-14)
• 53’ - TRY! Kolisi forces his way over(SA 24-14 Wal)
• 48’ - PENALTY! A third Biggar penalty of the day tightens the game further (SA 17-14 Wal)
• 38’ - TRY! Mbonambi scores a try on his 50th cap (SA 17-8 Wal)
• 19’ - TRY! Adams offloads to Reffell for the score (SA 10-5 Wal)
• 15’ - TRY! Pollard crash over after sustained Springbok pressure (SA 10-0 Wal)

[16 July 2022 18:03 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 27-14 Wales, 79 minutes

Malcolm Marx has been typically strong since coming on, those boulder shoulders so tough to shift when they are locked over the top of the ball. Tomos Williams tries, but from the side, and even his illegal clearout won’t move the mighty Marx. Penalty to South Africa, and Handre Pollard will waste the limited time left by again kicking for goal.

[16 July 2022 18:01 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! SOUTH AFRICA 27-14 Wales (Handre Pollard penalty, 78 minutes)

A clean swipe of right boot through the back of the ball and that is it for Wales’ faint chances.

[16 July 2022 18:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 76 minutes

Twice more Wales infringe as South Africa try to turn the screw. The first penalty comes at the maul, before Malcolm Marx carries punchily, and then again, forcing Dan Biggar to dart offside to prevent Faf de Klerk using quick ball. Handre Pollard will extend South Africa’s advantage from 15 metres out.

[16 July 2022 17:58 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 74 minutes

Wales are penalised for offside. South Africa can in theory play with the freedom of the advantage, but Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard aren’t keen for anything extravagant, the fly-half almost coming to a complete stop to eventually convince Matthew Carley to just blow his whistle and aloow him to punt to touch.

[16 July 2022 17:55 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 73 minutes

Wales do look dangerous, but the final piece of the puzzle isn’t quite falling into place. Tomos Williams’ explorations of the left touchline are excellent, but Taine Basham can’t quite collect the scrum-half’s in-field pass.

[16 July 2022 17:54 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 71 minutes

What a turnover from Kwagga Smith! Wales fizz the ball wide to the let, and an untimely slip grants acres of room for Josh Adams to charge up. Makazole Mapimpi and Damian Willemse combine to fell the wing, and Smith knifes in, spearing the ball and spinning away from the ruck with it. Superb from the former sevens star.

[16 July 2022 17:53 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 70 minutes

Off the fingertips! It looks a good dart from Lake, but the lifted player isn’t quite up high enough to grasp it, and Siya Kolisi is alive at the back of the lineout to snare the bouncing ball.

[16 July 2022 17:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 69 minutes

The lineout drive brings more disciplinary issues for South Africa - Franco Mostert comes in at the side as Wales begin to rumble. Dan Biggar kicks towards the right corner, from where Dewi Lake will throw.

[16 July 2022 17:51 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 68 minutes

Penalty to Wales just inside their own half. South Africa are trying to shut the game down, play the percentages and build territorial pressure, but the Springboks aren’t quite nailing their accuracy.

[16 July 2022 17:49 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 24-14 Wales, 66 minutes

The game just slows for a while as the two sides trade high, long punts. The last of them flies out on halfway from a Welsh boot, and it is from there that South Africa will next attack, Malcolm Marx hitting his jumper at the lineout.

And another high kick ends up in South African hands! Louis Rees-Zammit knocks on...

But South Africa once more waste the position, threading a kick in behind, but only towards a covering Welshman.