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Wales vs South Africa Prediction & Betting Tips - Test Matchs
by Devesh Jaganath in Rugby Predictions
South Africa will head to Cardiff this weekend to take on Wales at the Millenium Stadium in a World Cup warm-up match on Saturday. Following mixed performances against England over the last two weekends, Wales have dropped to tenth in the World Rugby Rankings. They were overtaken by Figi, who secured a 35-12 victory over Japan the previous week. Welsh Rugby has endured a difficult period over the last year, both on and off the pitch. Wales finished fifth in the Six Nations for a second consecutive year and only managed to beat wooden spoon recipients Italy in the tournament. But with the majority of their player contract issues seemingly sorted, they are shaping up fairly well for the upcoming tournament in France. They secured a very impressive 20-9 win over England at this venue at the start of the month and were narrowly edged out off back-to-back wins over the same opponent at Twickenham last week. One particular intrigue in this match will be the battle of the front lines. Wales overpowered England in both matches this month, and that was also their strongest point in the Six Nations earlier in the year. Wales are the 3/1 outsiders in this contest.
Meanwhile, South Africa are also coming into this match after a mixed bag of results. The Springboks came second in the shortened 2023 Rugby Championship this year. They breezed past Australia in their opening fixture 43-12, but were no match for the tournament winners, the All Blacks, the following week. In their final match of the competition, the Springboks managed a narrow 22-21 win over Argentina, who they were expected to beat comfortably at Ellis Park Stadium. Last week, though, they did get a comfortable win over the Pumas but did so in Buenos Aires, where they were only marginally favourite to win. Arguably their mixed performances stem from wholesale changes in the team over the last few months as Jacques Nienaber and co try to find the ideal balance for the upcoming World Cup. Still, their performance last week was good enough to suggest that they are making progress, and they are heavily backed to get the win this one. South Africa are ranked fourth in the world and are also fourth-favourite to win the Rugby World Cup this year, according to the latest bookmaker odds.
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Wales vs South Africa Form
Wales and South Africa Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
12 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
11 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
25 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
11 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
25 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
4 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
12 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
5 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
12 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
11 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
11 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
29 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
15 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
8 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
26 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
29 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
8 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
8 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
4 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
15 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
26 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
12 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
5 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
Wales vs South Africa Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
25 %
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75 %
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6 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
27 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
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Wales - South Africa Key Points
- South Africa have won three of the last four matches against Wales
- South Africa have won five of their last seven matches in all competitions
- Wales have lost seven of their last nine matches in all competitions
- South Africa are ranked fourth in the world, while Wales have just dropped to 10th
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Our Wales vs South Africa Prediction
This should be a very interesting encounter. Wales are making steady improvement leading up the the World Cup, while South Africa seems to struggling to find the right balance in their squad with time running out. The Springboks should still have enough quality in their side to secure a win here, but it may not be by a very big margin. Therefore, our Wales vs South Africa prediction: South Africa to win the match.
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