Springbok player ratings

15. Willie le Roux - 4

Was heavily involved in the match, making 20 passes in total, but didn’t have a big impact. Gave the final pass for Jesse Kriel’s try, but also passed one ball over the head of Pieter-Steph du Toit.

14. Cheslin Kolbe - 7.5

Didn’t put a foot wrong and excited every time the Boks the ball in his hands.

13. Jesse Kriel - 3

Scored a try, but also couldn’t organise the defence and shot up unnecessarily in the build-up to Wales’s first try.

12. Damian de Allende - 3

Didn’t give the Boks much in attack and defence before being replaced early in the second half.

11. Aphiwe Dyantyi - 3

Rushed in on defence in the build-up to Wales’s second try and didn’t make much of an impact with ball in hand.

10. Handre Pollard - 5

Decent outing at flyhalf, but not the Pollard that played against Scotland.

9. Embrose Papier - 6

Made a good break and should have scored a try if it wasn’t for a knock-on. A couple of poor passes, but had a decent outing.

8. Duane Vermeulen - 6

Made 39 metres on attack and worked hard. But failed to dominate physically like we expect “Thor” to do.

7. Pieter-Steph du Toit  - 6

Almost scored in the fourth minute of the match, but had a foot in touch. Busy again, but not the Du Toit we’ve become used to.

6. Siya Kolisi - 5.5

Needed to man up more as the leader of the team. Kolisi, though, made 21 metres with ball in hand and 10 tackles.

5. Franco Mostert - 5

Made a lot of tackles early in the match, but failed again to be a monster for the Boks.

4. RG Snyman - No rating

Was replaced by Eben Etzebeth early in the match because of injury. Etzebeth also didn’t enjoy a Test to write home about.

3. Frans Malherbe - 5

Impressive at the start of the match, putting in tackle after tackle.

2. Malcolm Marx - 5.5

Another great performance at the breakdown, but the biggest disappointment was the missed tackle that led to Wales' opening try.

1. Steven Kitshoff - 5

Conceded a penalty and didn’t offer much on attack. Scrummed well though.