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Full-back Damian Willemse kicked a pressure penalty after the hooter to secure South Africa a 32-29 victory over ill-disciplined Wales in a see-saw test at ...

Wales player ratings: After a mixed bag of a Six Nations, Wayne Pivac confessed to having had many sleepless nights following Wales'...

This is a role the former skipper could get used to. “Tommy Turnover” had an excellent start in a red shirt. Another player welcomed back to the Wales setup with open arms. With his telescopic limbs, he did a stellar job of halting the Boks from getting going. There is nothing more powerful than a Springbok maul, but Adam Beard fears them not. Lewis’ selection raised a few eyebrows, but much like Gareth Thomas, he resisted the force of Ox Nche. Had to play virtually 80 minutes, which no tighthead wants. Rowlands hasn’t had many opportunities in open space for Wales, until today. Was substituted at the right time. Ended the game with a yellow card, puzzled though he may look. Copped a yellow card to stop his team from conceding on half-time. 4. Will Rowlands – 7 10. Dan Biggar – 7

Sam Warburton says Wales players can be proud of themselves with the way they performed against South Africa after the abuse they took following the Six Nations ...

"We were below our best in that first half," said the skipper. We needed more to change the momentum in that last 20 minutes." The second half was a lot better but we just didn't kick on in the final quarter. There were those who said the Boks were rusty, which was probably true, and that they were poor in the first half. I'm heartbroken and I'm heartbroken for the boys as they put such an effort into that game and should have won it. "It was a stop-start game the whole way through with a lot of reset scrums, penalties or errors from both teams. "I'm disappointed because we didn't get going until the second half," head coach Townsend told Sky Sports. "That was frustrating. The kick battle was really good, with their kick to compete, some of the collision stuff was really good, the breakdown. But Pivac's boys performed admirably and were so unlucky to taste defeat right at the end. That will be the thing that will be hanging over them. They will appreciate the effort the boys put in.” The boys will grow in confidence with two more matches to go.

Wales captain Dan Biggar praised his team for a top-class effort but lamented a crucial lack of discipline that saw them suffer a heartbreaking 32-29 loss ...

"It was tough in the first half because they stopped our mauls and we did not kick according to how we wanted. "I'm really proud of the effort, but obviously it was a missed opportunity. Just a couple of key moments in the second half cost us.