George North still believes Wales has another gear to go up when they head into the series decider against the Springboks in Cape Town. Wales squared up the series with an historic 13-12 win in Bloemfontein as they kept the home side try-less in a game won by a Josh
Tag: bestrugby
Jenkins inspired by Wales success against Boks
Dafydd Jenkins says Wales U20 will go into their Six Nations Summer Series final showdown with the Baby Boks buoyed by the senior side’s success in South Africa and confident of upsetting the form book. A hat-trick of victories over Scotland, Georgia and Italy earned Byron Hayward’s side a shot
Gareth kicked for Welsh glory and Theo
Two years ago Gareth Anscombe wasn’t sure if he would be able to run again, let alone play rugby. Yet at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein he was able to hold his nerve and nail one of the greatest kicks in the history of Welsh rugby. Given the chance in
A stronghold in the North – Wainwright the latest of a long line
There will be no prouder man than former Scarlets prop Phil John if Sam Wainwright comes off the bench to win his first cap for Wales in the second Test against the Springboks in Bloemfontein. John spent 17 years playing at Llanelli and the Scarlets before heading ‘north’ to help
Cuthbert relishing chance to face Boks again in South Africa
Alex Cuthbert may have missed the first Test against South Africa, but he knows exactly what it feels like to be beaten by a short-head by the Springboks. The Ospreys wing comes into the side for the second Test in Bloemfontein in place of Josh Adams, who drops to the
Kelly hails Wales U20s improvements ahead of final
They say a week is a long time in sport let alone four months. Last March Wales U20s ended their Six Nations campaign with a defeat at the hands of their Italian counterparts in Colwyn Bay which consigned them to fifth place in the table. Fast forward to July and
Wales team for second Springboks Test announced
Head coach Wayne Pivac has named the Wales senior men’s team to play South Africa at Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein this weekend (KO 4.05pm BST live on Sky Sports Action with highlights on S4C). There is one change to the starting line-up that was narrowly defeated in Pretoria last weekend, with
