South Africa and Wales have competed against each other in rugby union since 1906. Of the 45 matches played to date, South Africa have won 37, with one match drawn and seven wins for Wales. Wales won their first away match against South Africa in 2022, to date their only win in the country. Since 2007, the winner has been awarded the Prince William Cup, which was created to celebrate 100 years of rugby between the two nations.
Summary Overview Details Played Won bySouth Africa Won byWales Drawn South Africa points Wales points In South Africa 14 13 1 0 532 212 In Wales 26 20 5 1 621 385 Neutral venue 5 4 1 0 120 86 Overall 45 37 7 1 1,273 683
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Source:
RecordSouth AfricaWalesLongest winning streak16 (26 November 2000 – 29 November 2014)4 (26 November 2016 – 27 October 2019)Largest points forHome96 (27 June 1998)36 (6 November 2004)Away73 (29 November 2025)30 (21 June 2014)Largest winning marginHome83 (27 June 1998)14 (26 November 2016)Away73 (29 November 2025)2 (2 June 2018)
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition11 December 1906St. Helen's, Swansea0–111906–07 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France214 December 1912Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff0–31912–13 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France35 December 1931St. Helen's, Swansea3–81931–32 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland422 December 1951Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff3–61951–52 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France53 December 1960National Stadium, Cardiff0–31960–61 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France623 May 1964Kings Park Stadium, Durban24–31964 Wales tour of Kenya and South Africa724 January 1970National Stadium, Cardiff6–6 draw1969–70 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland826 November 1994National Stadium, Cardiff12–201994 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland92 September 1995Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg40–111995 Wales tour of South Africa1015 December 1996National Stadium, Cardiff20–371996 South Africa tour of Argentina, France and Wales1127 June 1998Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria96–131998 Wales tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa1214 November 1998Wembley Stadium, London (England)20–281998 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland1326 June 1999Millennium Stadium, Cardiff29–191999 South Africa tour of Wales1426 November 2000Millennium Stadium, Cardiff13–232000 South Africa tour of Argentina, Great Britain and Ireland158 June 2002Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein34–192002 Wales tour of South Africa1615 June 2002Newlands Stadium, Cape Town19–81726 June 2004Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria53–182004 Wales tour of Argentina and South Africa186 November 2004Millennium Stadium, Cardiff36–382004 Autumn International1919 November 2005Millennium Stadium, Cardiff16–332005 Autumn International2024 November 2007Millennium Stadium, Cardiff12–342007 Autumn International217 June 2008Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein43–172008 Wales tour of South Africa2214 June 2008Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria37–21238 November 2008Millennium Stadium, Cardiff15–202008 Autumn International245 June 2010Millennium Stadium, Cardiff31–342010 Summer International2513 November 2010Millennium Stadium, Cardiff25–292010 Autumn International2611 September 201117–162011 Rugby World Cup279 November 2013Millennium Stadium, Cardiff15–242013 Autumn International2814 June 2014Kings Park Stadium, Durban38–162014 Wales tour of South Africa2921 June 2014Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit31–303029 November 2014Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–62014 Autumn International3117 October 2015Twickenham Stadium, London (England)23–192015 Rugby World Cup3226 November 2016Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 27–132016 Autumn International332 December 2017Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 24–222017 Autumn International342 June 2018RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. (United States)20–222018 Summer International3524 November 2018Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20–112018 Autumn International3627 October 201916–192019 Rugby World Cup376 November 2021Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 18–232021 Autumn International382 July 2022Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria32–292022 Wales tour of South Africa399 July 2022Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein12–134016 July 2022Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town30–144119 August 2023Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–522023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match4222 June 2024Twickenham Stadium, London41–132024 June test 43 23 November 2024 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–45 2024 Autumn International 44 29 November 2025 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 0–73 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals 45 18 July 2026 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 43–0 2026 Nations Championship
List of series Played Won bySouth Africa Won byWales Drawn 7 7 0 0
Year South Africa Wales Series winner 1964 1 0 1995 1 0 1998 1 0 2002 2 0 2008 2 0 2014 2 0 2022 2 1
References