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P44 · W7 · D1 · L36
Springbok-centric archive — totals cover Tests against South Africa only, not this team's global career. Difference: -547 points.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboks | 44 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 16 |
| Venue | P | W | D | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principality Stadium | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Loftus Versfeld | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Toyota Stadium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Allianz Stadium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hollywoodbets Kings Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- Close (<7)
- 57% · 4 W
- Mid (7–14)
- 43% · 3 W
- Blowout (>14)
- 0% · 0 W
Splits cover head-to-head matches against South African sides only — this archive isn’t a complete record of Wales’s fixtures across world rugby.
Player records for Wales arrive with the historical data pass.
Fixtures appear here as soon as they're on the calendar.
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