Franco Mostert and Eben Etzebeth tries give Springboks early lead
Kurt-Lee Arendse and Elrigh Louw add further South Africa tries before half-time
Rio Dyer gets Wales' first try moments before the break
Aphelele Fassi, Gerhard Steenekamp and Jordan Hendrikse tries in second half underline Springbok superiority
James Botham scores late consolation Wales try
Live Reporting
Ceri Coleman-Phillips
Postpublished at 65 mins
65 mins
Wales 5-38 South Africa
Gareth Griffiths BBC Sport Wales at Principality Stadium
It was feared the crowd might be down for this occasion because of Wales' losing run.
The attendance of 67,236 is actually higher than the average figure for this fixture in Cardiff since 2008 but is below the capacity which is just under 74,000.
There are a lot of Springboks supporters here as well!
Because of their size and physicality, the South Africans are able to win at the gain line with their hands free, expecting passes from each other, keeping that tempo high.
LlewellynWatkin 57', substituted for Watkin at 57 minutes
Number
12
12, Thomas
Thomas
Number
11
11, Dyer
Dyer
Number
10
10, Costelow
CostelowE James 10', substituted for E James at 10 minutesCostelow 21', substituted for Costelow at 21 minutesE James 41', substituted for E James at 41 minutes
Number
9
9, Bevan
BevanR Williams 57', substituted for R Williams at 57 minutes
Number
1
1, N Smith
N SmithMathias 72', substituted for Mathias at 72 minutes
Number
2
2, Lake
LakeElias 60', substituted for Elias at 60 minutes
Number
3
3, Griffin
GriffinAssiratti 36', substituted for Assiratti at 36 minutes
Number
4
4, Rowlands
RowlandsReffell 56', substituted for Reffell at 56 minutes
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5
5, Tshiunza
Tshiunza
Number
6
6, Botham
Botham
Number
7
7, J Morgan
J Morgan
Number
8
8, Plumtree
PlumtreeF Thomas 48', substituted for F Thomas at 48 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Wales
Number
16
16, Elias
Elias
Number
17
17, Mathias
Mathias
Number
18
18, Assiratti
Assiratti
Number
19
19, F Thomas
F Thomas
Number
20
20, Reffell
Reffell
Number
21
21, R Williams
R Williams
Number
22
22, E James
E James
Number
23
23, Watkin
Watkin
away team, South Africa
Starting lineup
Number
15
15, Fassi
Fassi
Number
14
14, Kolbe
Kolbe
Number
13
13, Kriel
Kriel
Number
12
12, de Allende
de AllendePollard 51', substituted for Pollard at 51 minutes
Number
11
11, Arendse
Arendse
Number
10
10, Hendrikse
Hendrikse
Number
9
9, Hendrikse
HendrikseReinach 61', substituted for Reinach at 61 minutes
Number
1
1, du Toit
du ToitSteenekamp 46', substituted for Steenekamp at 46 minutes
Number
2
2, Grobbelaar
GrobbelaarMarx 46', substituted for Marx at 46 minutes
Number
3
3, Louw
LouwKoch 46', substituted for Koch at 46 minutes
Number
4
4, Etzebeth
EtzebethSnyman 30', substituted for Snyman at 30 minutes
Number
5
5, Mostert
Mostert
Number
6
6, Kolisi
Kolisi
Number
7
7, Louw
LouwHanekom 42', substituted for Hanekom at 42 minutes
Number
8
8, Wiese
Wiesevan Staden 61', substituted for van Staden at 61 minutes
LlewellynWatkin 57', substituted for Watkin at 57 minutes
Number
12
12, Thomas
Thomas
Number
11
11, Dyer
Dyer
Number
10
10, Costelow
CostelowE James 10', substituted for E James at 10 minutesCostelow 21', substituted for Costelow at 21 minutesE James 41', substituted for E James at 41 minutes
Number
9
9, Bevan
BevanR Williams 57', substituted for R Williams at 57 minutes
Number
1
1, N Smith
N SmithMathias 72', substituted for Mathias at 72 minutes
Number
2
2, Lake
LakeElias 60', substituted for Elias at 60 minutes
Number
3
3, Griffin
GriffinAssiratti 36', substituted for Assiratti at 36 minutes
Number
4
4, Rowlands
RowlandsReffell 56', substituted for Reffell at 56 minutes
Number
5
5, Tshiunza
Tshiunza
Number
6
6, Botham
Botham
Number
7
7, J Morgan
J Morgan
Number
8
8, Plumtree
PlumtreeF Thomas 48', substituted for F Thomas at 48 minutes
Substitutes
Number
16
16, Elias
Elias
Number
17
17, Mathias
Mathias
Number
18
18, Assiratti
Assiratti
Number
19
19, F Thomas
F Thomas
Number
20
20, Reffell
Reffell
Number
21
21, R Williams
R Williams
Number
22
22, E James
E James
Number
23
23, Watkin
Watkin
away team, South Africa
Starting lineup
Number
15
15, Fassi
Fassi
Number
14
14, Kolbe
Kolbe
Number
13
13, Kriel
Kriel
Number
12
12, de Allende
de AllendePollard 51', substituted for Pollard at 51 minutes
Number
11
11, Arendse
Arendse
Number
10
10, Hendrikse
Hendrikse
Number
9
9, Hendrikse
HendrikseReinach 61', substituted for Reinach at 61 minutes
Number
1
1, du Toit
du ToitSteenekamp 46', substituted for Steenekamp at 46 minutes
Number
2
2, Grobbelaar
GrobbelaarMarx 46', substituted for Marx at 46 minutes
Number
3
3, Louw
LouwKoch 46', substituted for Koch at 46 minutes
Number
4
4, Etzebeth
EtzebethSnyman 30', substituted for Snyman at 30 minutes
Number
5
5, Mostert
Mostert
Number
6
6, Kolisi
Kolisi
Number
7
7, Louw
LouwHanekom 42', substituted for Hanekom at 42 minutes
Number
8
8, Wiese
Wiesevan Staden 61', substituted for van Staden at 61 minutes