Wales show heart against world champions as focus turns to home soil

Wales’ Summer Nations Championship campaign came to a close in Durban as they faced the ultimate challenge against reigning world champions South Africa.

While the scoreboard favoured the Springboks in a 43-0 defeat, there were still encouraging signs from a Wales side continuing to grow under Steve Tandy. Against one of the most powerful teams in world rugby, Wales never stopped competing, showing resilience in defence and a commitment to fight for every metre until the final whistle.

It was an 11th successive win for South Africa as they cemented their position at the top of the world rankings and top of the northern hemisphere table at the halfway stage of the Nations Championship with three wins, following earlier victories against England and Scotland.

"I am massively proud of the boys. For me there is a lot of improvement, compare that to the performance in the Autumn against the Boks....You can see in the last 6 months the gains we have made, we are only going to get better. The boys wear their hearts on their sleeves every time. There is no lack of effort."

-Dewi Lake 

This summer has been about building foundations, embracing new challenges and continuing to grow together as a team. Those lessons now become the platform for what comes next.

Attention now turns to a huge autumn at Principality Stadium, three massive home Tests await, and your support will be more important than ever as Wales continue their journey against Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

We’ll see you back at home.

Every Test provides another opportunity to learn, develop and build towards the future.

EVERY MATCH MATTERS. EVERY POINT MATTERS. EVERY MOMENT MATTERS.

NEXT UP AT HOME...

This November, the action returns home. Every point matters. Every game shapes the table.

Three away tests. Three massive home fixtures still to come.

Be there this autumn.

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