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 16:45 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 29 minutes

Both sides really are fighting to stay on their feet on this Cape Town Stadium surface, which appears ill-equipped to handle 30 quite large blokes charging around it. It’s creating problems for sides in all facets.

Wales again use their hands well in attack, creating another overlap to the right, but Louis Rees-Zammit overruns Liam Williams’ speedy transfer on as the full-back takes a thump from Damian Willemse. Williams slaps his hands in frustration.

[16 July 2022 16:43 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 28 minutes

Willie Le Roux is caught going nowhere in particular on kick return, and a scrambling South Africa dive on a loose ball beside the ruck. Penalty to Wales, who are beginning to establish a foothold, just inside their own half.

[16 July 2022 16:42 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 27 minutes

Better defence from Wales! They cede a fair bit of ground to the South African maul but don’t enter illegally, eventually letting it collapse under its own steam and a couple of fallen Springboks. And a turnover! South Africa again explore the fringes but a messy ruck ends with the ball in Welsh hands, allowing the visitors to boot up field.

[16 July 2022 16:40 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 26 minutes

More Welsh infringements, two side entries at the maul each drawing an extended arm of advantage from Carley. Biggar is warned again, this time related to the general discipline of his side.

[16 July 2022 16:39 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 24 minutes

Wales knock on early in their movement on the edge of South Africa’s 22.

And this time Trevor Nyakane is rewarded as Dillon Lewis hits the deck. Matthew Carley warns Dan Biggar that his front-rowers need to improve at the set piece, understanding though he is of a troublesome surface that the players are finding difficult.

With Dan Lydiate still off, Will Rowlands is at six for Wales, by the way.

[16 July 2022 16:36 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 22 minutes

There had been a knock forward from South African hands before that of Hardy, so the Wales scrum-half will feed the scrum. South Africa again get a nudge on, but Trevor Nyakane is deemed to have stepped out twice to create an angle, and is penalised.

South Africa have remodelled their backline with Le Roux on at full-back - Lukhanyo Am has gone on to the right wing, Damian Willemse into 12 and Damian De Allende has stepped out to 13.

[16 July 2022 16:34 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-5 Wales, 20 minutes

Bish, bash, bosh! A sore seven seconds for Wales as both Jasper Wiese and Eben Etzebeth deliver entirely legal blows to exposed ribs, Etzebeth bringing Kieran Hardy (who had just knocked on) down to earth with a particularly brutal bump.

It is a South African receiving treatment, though: Cheslin Kolbe has taken a bang to the jaw and will go off. That doesn’t look particularly pleasant. Willie Le Roux is introduced - remember that the Springboks have only two backs on the bench.

[16 July 2022 16:30 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TRY! South Africa 10-5 WALES (Tommy Reffell try, 19 minutes)

Outstanding attack from Wales to keep the ball alive and Tommy Reffell has his first try in international rugby!

It’s superb handling from the visitors, working ball left and right with plenty of pull-back passes to stretch the South African defence out of shape. One backdoor offload is somehow grasped by Liam Williams to ensure the chance is not lost.

They sweep the ball away to the left and Nick Tompkins turns a soft corner, fizzing a wide ball to Josh Adams. Damian Willemse somehow chops down the Wales wing, but Reffell arrives in good support on the inside to dive over.

The conversion is missed.

[16 July 2022 16:29 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-0 Wales, 17 minutes

Better from Liam Williams in the air, getting his leap right to beat two South Africans to the latest high hoist.

Vintage George North! He may not be quite the athlete he was in his youth but he’s still got a real turn of speed, accelerating up the left and fending away Cheslin Kolbe. Damian Willemse brings him down but Wales are beginning to threaten.

[16 July 2022 16:27 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

South Africa 10-0 Wales, 16 minutes

In attempting to stop Pollard, Dan Lydiate and Ryan Elias appeared to clash heads nastily, and there’s a bit of claret coming down the face of the back-rower, who will have to depart to have it attended to.

On comes Alun Wyn Jones in the back five of the pack.