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Boks boast 88% win record v Wales

Cape Town - The Springboks boast a healthy head-to-head record heading into Saturday’s Test against Wales in Cardiff.

In 32 Test matches since 1906, the Boks have beaten Wales 28 times and lost just three, with one match ending in a draw.

However, the South Africans were beaten 27-13 in Cardiff last year and will be looking to avoid a third straight loss in the Welsh capital.

The Boks will nevertheless take heart from the fact that they boast an 88% win-record against the Dragons.

Saturday’s Test is scheduled for 16:30 (SA time).

Springbok record v Wales:

December 1, 1906: St. Helen's, Swansea, won 11-0

December 14, 1912: Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, won 3-0

December 5, 1931: St. Helen's, Swansea, won 8-3

December 22, 1951: Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, won 6-3

December 3, 1960: National Stadium, Cardiff, won 3-0

May 23, 1964: Kings Park, Durban, won 24–3

January 24, 1970: National Stadium, Cardiff, 6-6 draw

November 26, 1994: National Stadium, Cardiff, won 20-12

September 2, 1995: Ellis Park, Johannesburg, won 40-11

December 15, 1996: National Stadium, Cardiff, won 37-20

June 27, 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, won 96–13

November 14, 1998: Wembley Stadium, England, won 28-20

June 26, 1999: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, lost 29–19

November 26, 2000: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 23-13

June 8, 2002: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein won 34-19

June 15, 2002: Newlands, Cape Town, won 19-8

June 26, 2004: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, won 53-18

November 6, 2004: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 38-36

November 19, 2005: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 33-16

November 24, 2007: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 34-12

June 7, 2008: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, won 43-17

June 14, 2008: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, won 37-21

November 8, 2008: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 20-15

June 5, 2010: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 34-31

November 13, 2010: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 29-25

September 11, 2011: Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, won 17-16

November 9, 2013: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, won 24-15

June 14, 2014: Kings Park, Durban, won 38-16

June 21, 2014: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, won 31-30

November 29, 2014: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, lost 12-6

October 17, 2015: Twickenham, London, won 23-19

December 26, 2016: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, lost 27-13

Teams:

Wales

15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Hallam Amos, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Aled Davies, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Josh Navidi, 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Cory Hill, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Kristian Dacey, 1 Rob Evans

Substitutes: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Wyn Jones, 18. Rhodri Jones, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Owen Watkin

South Africa

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Warrick Gelant, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Oupa Mohoje 20 Uzair Cassiem, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Lukhanyo Am

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