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All the key stats and facts ahead of kick-off in the Test between the Springboks and Wales in Cape Town on Saturday, 16 July.
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The three-Test series between the two nations is deadlocked at 1-1 so it’s all to play for at the Cape Town Stadium this weekend!
Kick-off is scheduled for 17:05.
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MILESTONES
– Saturday’s Test against Wales will mark only the second between the two sides in Cape Town
– The Springboks need to score 11 points to reach 1 000 points against Wales
– Eben Etzebeth will play in his 100th Test match for South Africa and Bongi Mbonambi his 50th
– Handre Pollard is the current record holder for most penalty goals against Wales (19), in just seven appearances. Percy Montgomery scored a second best of 10 penalty goals in his nine appearances against Wales
– Pollard is one of only three Springboks to pull off a drop goal in a Test match against Wales. He kicked a drop goal at Twickenham in London in 2015 (in the RWC quarter-final), while the other players were Hansie Brewis in 1951 in Cardiff, and Lionel Wilson in 1964 in Durban
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SPRINGBOK RECORD AGAINST WALES
– Played 39, Won 31, Lost 7, Drawn 1, Points for 990, Points against 627, Tries scored 115, Tries conceded 52, Highest score 96, Biggest win 83 Points, Win % 79.
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MISCELLANEOUS
– The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 654
– There are 212 caps in the backline with 442 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 99 caps
– The average caps per player in the backline is 30, the forwards 55, while the players on the bench average 40
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TEAMS:
South Africa
15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Trevor Nyakane
Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Elrigh Louw, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Willie le Roux
Wales
TBA
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