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South Africa

96 - 13

Wales

27th June 1998

Loftus Versfeld

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Last 3 Matches

Date	Home		Away
20/6/98	South Africa	33 - 0	Ire
13/6/98	South Africa	37 - 13	Ire
6/12/97	Sco	10 - 68	South Africa

Tournament Record

Overall Stats

Played	219
Wins	141
Losses	61
Draws	17
Average Pts Per Game	18
Biggest Win	74 - 10
Heaviest Defeat	3 - 26
Champions	0

South Africa 96 - 13 Wales
Saturday 27th June 1998
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Att: 45,000
Referee: Paddy O\'Brien

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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.

Head to Head

Overall Stats

Played	10
Wins	9
Losses	0
Draws	1
Tries	23
Conversions	12
Penalties	11
Drop Goals	2
Points	158
Avg. Age	45

Overall Stats

Played	10
Wins	0
Losses	9
Draws	1
Tries	5
Conversions	0
Penalties	15
Drop Goals	0
Points	58
Avg. Age	45

Last 3 Matches

Date	Home		Away
6/6/98	Zimbabwe	11 - 49	Wal
5/4/98	Fra	51 - 0	Wal
21/3/98	Ire	21 - 30	Wal

Tournament Record

Overall Stats

Played	82
Wins	41
Losses	40
Draws	1
Average Pts Per Game	18
Biggest Win	55 - 5
Heaviest Defeat	6 - 63
Champions	0

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