US EditionSpringboks Opt for ‘Nuke Squad’ Against Wales with Reinach Set to Earn 50th Test Cap
Wales fields a team with just 267 caps and a replacement front row with only two caps combined due to player availability and long-term squad building, coach Steve Tandy said.
- On Saturday, Wales named a largely untested XV with just 267 combined caps, including five players with single-figure caps, to face world champions South Africa at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.
- Steve Tandy, appointed in July, has led Wales to a win over Japan earlier this year and rotated 49 players as they prepare across 17 fixtures before the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
- The replacement front row contains just two caps between them, while Aaron Wainwright, No 8, returns from injury after missing last week's New Zealand match.
- On Wednesday, Steve Tandy insisted he had faith in the largely untested Welsh players and called the match a great opportunity to learn from South Africa.
- South Africa, unbeaten this Autumn, have opened with a 61-7 win over Japan and named a seasoned front row under Rassie Erasmus, while Siya Kolisi leads and Wales must contain Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
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Springboks opt for ‘nuke squad’ against Wales with Reinach set to earn 50th Test cap
The Springboks have opted for a 7-1 bench split in what will be the final match of their year-end tour, against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, with scrumhalf Cobus Reinach set to earn his 50th Test cap.
Wales pick rookies for Springbok Test in Cardiff
Wales coach Steve Tandy insisted on Wednesday he had faith in the largely untested team he has selected to face world champions South Africa this weekend. Tandy has been deprived of 13 squad members who have returned to club duties because Saturday’s fixture at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium falls outside of the international Test window. Free Spins, Flights, and Bets on Betway It means the starting XV has just 267 caps, with five players still …
Ellis Mee starts for Wales against South Africa
Former Nottingham Rugby player, and NTU student, Ellis Mee starts for Wales against the Springboks. Ellis, who was called up into the Welsh squad earlier this week, comes straight into Steve Tandy's starting XV, as he's named on the wing. Mee made 22 appearances for the Archers in the 2023/24 season, and shone for NTU in 2022/23, before making his move to Scarlets. Wales take on South Africa at the Principality Stadium on Saturday 29 Novemeber (…
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