South Africa
96 - 13
HT: 31 - 6
Wales
27th June 1998
Loftus Versfeld
45000
Friendly
Match Centre | Listed KO times are local
South Africa
96 - 13
(Half Time 31 - 6)
Sat 27th Jun 98
Venue: Loftus Versfeld
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paddy O\'Brien
Wales
Match Report
Huw Evans Agency
27 June 1998, 05:00 pm ::
By WRU
South Africa 96 Wales 13
June 1998 was a dark day in the history of fixtures between Wales and South Africa as an inexperienced Welsh team came up against an experienced Springbok outfit that swamped them with a bevy of tries.
By contrast, South Africa were keen to spread the spoils more evenly around the team and by the time the second half barrage of tries from continual catching and recycling was finished the Springboks were fifteen tries to the good.
Andre Venter, Johan Erasmus, Krynauw Otto, Joost Vander Westhuizen and Franco Smith waded in with a try each, Stefan Terblanche waded in with a brace and Pieter Roussow managed a hat-trick. Perhaps the most telling contribution came from Percy Montgomery who produced a brace, nine conversion and one penalty.
Only a late knock-on spared Wales the blushes of defcit past the 100 points mark and Welsh rugby reverted to the drawing board with the Springboks' trip to play Wales at Wembley only six months away.
Match Scorecards
Scorecard
Scorecard
Match Details
- Half Time 31-6
- Attendance 45,000
- Referee Paddy O\'Brien (New Zealand)
South Africa
| No. | Name | T | C | D | P | |
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| 15 | Percy Montgomery |
2T |
9C |
1P |
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| 14 | Stefan Terblanche |
2T |
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| 13 | Andre Snyman |
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| 12 | Pieter Muller |
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| 11 | Pieter Rossouw |
3T |
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| 10 | Franco Smith |
1T |
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| 9 | Joost Van der Westhuizen |
1T |
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| 1 | Robbie Kempson |
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| 2 | James Dalton |
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| 3 | Adrian Garvey |
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| 4 | Krynauw Otto |
1T |
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| 5 | Mark Andrews |
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| 6 | Johan Erasmus |
1T |
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| 7 | Gary Teichmann |
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| 8 | Andre Venter |
2T |
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| 16 | Bobby Skinstad |
1T |
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| 17 | Henry Honiball |
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| 18 | Werner Swanepoel |
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| 19 | McNeil Hendricks |
1T |
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| 20 | Andrew Aitken |
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| 21 | Ollie le Roux |
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| 22 | Naka Drotske |
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Wales
| No. | Name | T | C | D | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Byron Hayward |
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| 14 | Dafydd James |
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| 13 | Mark Taylor |
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| 12 | John Funnell |
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| 11 | Garan Evans |
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| 10 | Arwel Thomas |
1T |
1C |
2P |
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| 9 | Paul John |
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| 1 | Mike Griffiths |
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| 2 | Barry Williams |
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| 3 | John Davies |
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| 4 | Ian Gough |
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| 5 | Andy Moore |
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| 6 | Nathan Thomas |
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| 7 | Colin Charvis |
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| 8 | Kingsley Jones |
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| 16 | Chris Wyatt |
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| 17 | Darril Williams |
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| 18 | Stephen Jones |
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| 19 | Darren Morris |
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| 20 | Garin Jenkins |
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| 21 | Geraint Lewis |
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| 22 | David Llewellyn |
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Opposition South Africa Venue Millennium Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Wal Form W W W W L South Africa Form W W W L W Teams Wal v Argentina Teams Wales v Argentina Opposition Argentina (H) Opposition Argentina (H) 16/11/13, 14:30
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Opposition Ireland Venue Millennium Stadium Time KO 14:30 Referee Previous Meeting Wal Form W W W W L Ire Form L D L W W Teams Ita v Wal Teams Italy v Wales Opposition Italy (A) Opposition Ita (A) 21/03/15, 13:30
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Opposition Italy Venue Stadio Olimpico Time KO 13:30 Referee Previous Meeting Wal Form W W W W L Ita Form W L L L W Teams v Teams v Opposition () Opposition () {FixBroadcast}
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