The Springboks finished the 2025 season in style with a 73-0 demolition of Wales in Cardiff, where they pulled away in the second half of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Test after leading by 28-0 at the break.
Following the expected physical onslaught by the Springboks, it was Gerhard Steenekamp who powered his way over the tryline for the first try of the game. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted to edge the Springboks into a 07-00 lead with thirty minutes still to play in the first half.
Two minutes later great interplay between Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Damian Willemse led to Ethan Hooker, who scored a great try out wide. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted to extend the Springboks’ lead to 14-00.
Wales absorbed a lot of pressure up front and managed to keep the Springboks from scoring; however, Jasper Wiese broke from the back of a dominant scrum to crash over for the Springboks' third try. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted to extend the Springboks' lead to 21-00 and ten minutes still to play in the first half.
With time up on the clock, Morne van den Berg scored another fantastic try. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converted for the Springboks, going into the second half leading 28-00.
The Springboks started like a house on fire and led 49-00 following tries by Wilco Louw,
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Canan Moodie to extend the Springboks’ lead to 49-00, with thirty minutes still to play in the second half.
Following the introduction of the bomb squad, Andre Esterhuizen, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ruan Nortje, and Eben Etzebeth added their names to the list of try scorers to secure a 73-00 win over their hosts.
Teams:
Wales: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Ellis Mee, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Alex Mann, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Rhys Davies, 4 Ben Carter, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Dewi Lake (captain), 1 Gareth Thomas. Replacements: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Christian Coleman, 19 James Ratti, 20 Morgan Morse, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Callum Sheedy, 23 Ben Thomas.
Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Zachary Porthen, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach.
