- First Test: South Africa 32-29 Wales
- Damian Willemse’s pressure penalty proves the difference
Dan Biggar reflected on a “missed opportunity” after his Wales team suffered an agonising 32-29 first-Test defeat against the world champions in Pretoria. Damian Willemse broke Welsh hearts with the final kick of a pulsating game at Loftus Versfeld after Biggar infringed through a deliberate knock-on.
For large parts of an epic contest, Wales looked destined to end 58 years of hurt by claiming a first victory over the Springboks in South Africa at the 11th attempt. But despite wing Louis Rees-Zammit’s try double and a Dewi Lake touchdown – plus 14 points from Biggar, the captain – Wales were edged out.
