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Cape Town - The Springboks may have endured a woeful year, but they can take heart from the fact that their record against Wales ahead of Saturday's clash in Cardiff is seriously impressive.
Of course, records have counted for nothing for the Boks this year with losses at home Ireland, away to Argentina and then away to Italy last weekend giving coach Allister Coetzee a long list of unwanted 'firsts'.
But, when one looks back over the years, the Springboks boast an extremely good record against the Welsh.
In 31 Test matches since 1906, the Boks have beaten Wales 28 times and lost just twice.
There has been one draw.
The two losses came in 1999 under Nick Mallett and then in 2014 under Heyneke Meyer, but the Boks still have a 90.3% win percentage
The last time the sides met was at the 2015 World Cup quarter-final, and though Wales come close that day, the Boks eventually got over the line to win 23-19 thanks to that famous Fourie du Preez try.
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
