South Africa vs Wales
South Africa and Wales clash in this friendly international at the home of English rugby, Twickenham. The Springboks are the home team on the day as they will be taking the home dressing room. This match falls outside of the official international break so both teams are missing a number of their key players. Despite this the Springboks have put out a very strong team with their pack in particular looking like they could do some serious damage to the Welsh pack. Warren Gatland had decided to use this match to build for the future as he has selected a bunch of youngsters which could be a baptism of fire for his team.
TIP: The Springboks have a massive advantage in the front row and scrum time is going to be a nightmare for the Welsh. The South Africans have given a first start to Jordan Hendrikse in the flyhalf position and he will be the player that decides by how much the Springboks win by. If he can link up his dangerous backline then the match could turn into a cricket score. Wales also have an inexperienced ten in Sam Costelow and he will need to have a good kicking day to play territory. The bookies have the Springboks as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.06, Wanejo 1.06 and Bettabets 1.06
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
South Africa vs Wales
- South Africa have won five of the last six matches against Wales.
- The last time Wales beat South Africa was in 2022.
Latest results for both teams
This is the first match of the season for both countries.
PREDICTION
It is fair to say that the Springboks based their World Cup triumph on the ability of their scrum in particular and the bad news for the Welsh is that they are now even stronger with Malcolm Marx back from injury. The best chance the Wales team have of making the match competitive is to stay away from the set pieces. This is easier said than done but they will need to keep ball in hand more often. If their out of hand kicking is poor then the Springboks got dangerous backline players like Aphelele Fassi and Edwill van der Merwe who love to counter attack. The power of the Springboks will be too much therefore I predict a 25-point win for the World Champions.
Probable Starting XVs
South Africa
15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (c), 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche
Wales
15 Cameron Winnett, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Mason Grady, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Ellis Bevan, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 James Botham, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the South Africa victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.06
Wanejo 1.06
Bettabets 1.06
Odds comparison on the South Africa handicap:
The complete odds on the South Africa handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (-20.5)
Wanejo 1.87 (-20.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (-20.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the South Africa outright win therefore we suggest the home team on the handicap for better odds. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.90 (-20.5), Wanejo 1.87 (-20.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (-20.5)
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