South Africa and Wales have competed against each other in rugby union since 1906. Of the 41 matches played to date, South Africa have won 33, with one match drawn and seven wins for Wales. Wales won their first away match against South Africa in 2022. Since 2007, the winner has been awarded the Prince William Cup, which was created to celebrate 100 years of rugby between the two nations.
Details | Played | Won by South Africa | Won by Wales | Drawn | South Africa points | Wales points | |
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In South Africa | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 489 | 212 | |
In Wales | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 475 | 353 | |
Neutral venue | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 106 | |
Overall | 42 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1,112 | 671 |
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Source:[1]
Record | South Africa | Wales | |
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Longest winning streak | 16 (26 November 2000 – 29 November 2014) | 4 (26 November 2016 – 27 October 2019) | |
Largest points for | |||
Home | 96 (27 June 1998) | 36 (6 November 2004) | |
Away | 52 (19 August 2023) | 30 (21 June 2014) | |
Largest winning margin | |||
Home | 83 (27 June 1998) | 14 (26 November 2016) | |
Away | 36 (19 August 2023) | 2 (2 June 2018) |
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | |
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1 | 1 December 1906 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 0–11 | 1906–07 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France | ||
2 | 14 December 1912 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 0–3 | 1912–13 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France | ||
3 | 5 December 1931 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 3–8 | 1931–32 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland | ||
4 | 22 December 1951 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–6 | 1951–52 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France | ||
5 | 3 December 1960 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 0–3 | 1960–61 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France | ||
6 | 23 May 1964 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 24–3 | 1964 Wales tour of Kenya and South Africa | ||
7 | 24 January 1970 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6–6 | draw | 1969–70 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland | |
8 | 26 November 1994 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 12–20 | 1994 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland | ||
9 | 2 September 1995 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 40–11 | 1995 Wales tour of South Africa | ||
10 | 15 December 1996 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 20–37 | 1996 South Africa tour of Argentina, France and Wales | ||
11 | 27 June 1998 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 96–13 | 1998 Wales tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa | ||
12 | 14 November 1998 | Wembley Stadium, London (England) | 20–28 | 1998 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland | ||
13 | 26 June 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 29–19 | 1999 South Africa tour of Wales | ||
14 | 26 November 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 13–23 | 2000 South Africa tour of Argentina, Great Britain and Ireland | ||
15 | 8 June 2002 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 34–19 | 2002 Wales tour of South Africa | ||
16 | 15 June 2002 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 19–8 | |||
17 | 26 June 2004 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 53–18 | 2004 Wales tour of Argentina and South Africa | ||
18 | 6 November 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 36–38 | 2004 Autumn International | ||
19 | 19 November 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–33 | 2005 Autumn International | ||
20 | 24 November 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–34 | 2007 Autumn International | ||
21 | 7 June 2008 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 43–17 | 2008 Wales tour of South Africa | ||
22 | 14 June 2008 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 37–21 | |||
23 | 8 November 2008 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–20 | 2008 Autumn International | ||
24 | 5 June 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 31–34 | 2010 Summer International | ||
25 | 13 November 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25–29 | 2010 Autumn International | ||
26 | 11 September 2011 | 17–16 | 2011 Rugby World Cup | |||
27 | 9 November 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–24 | 2013 Autumn International | ||
28 | 14 June 2014 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 38–16 | 2014 Wales tour of South Africa | ||
29 | 21 June 2014 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | 31–30 | |||
30 | 29 November 2014 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–6 | 2014 Autumn International | ||
31 | 17 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 23–19 | 2015 Rugby World Cup | ||
32 | 26 November 2016 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 27–13 | 2016 Autumn International | ||
33 | 2 December 2017 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 24–22 | 2017 Autumn International | ||
34 | 2 June 2018 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. (United States) | 20–22 | 2018 Summer International | ||
35 | 24 November 2018 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 20–11 | 2018 Autumn International | ||
36 | 27 October 2019 | 16–19 | 2019 Rugby World Cup | |||
37 | 6 November 2021 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 18–23 | 2021 Autumn International | ||
38 | 2 July 2022 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 32–29 | 2022 Wales tour of South Africa | ||
39 | 9 July 2022 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 12–13 | |||
40 | 16 July 2022 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | 30–14 | |||
41 | 19 August 2023 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–52 | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | ||
42 | 22 June 2024 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 41–13 | 2024 June test |
Year | South Africa | Wales | Series winner | |
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1964 | 1 | 0 | ||
1995 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999 | 1 | 0 | ||
2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
2008 | 2 | 0 | ||
2014 | 2 | 0 | ||
2022 | 2 | 1 |