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The Springboks and Wales have met 3 previous times at Loftus Versfeld, but there’s something in the Pretoria water that the Welsh don’t like! Photo: Shaun Roy/Gallo Images

Springbok news: Wales’ record at Loftus Versfeld is an absolute SHOCKER!

The Springboks and Wales have met 3 previous times at Loftus Versfeld, but there’s something in the Pretoria water that the Welsh don’t like!

Springboks Wales

The Springboks and Wales have met 3 previous times at Loftus Versfeld, but there’s something in the Pretoria water that the Welsh don’t like! Photo: Shaun Roy/Gallo Images

All the key stats and facts ahead of the first Test between the Springboks and Wales at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 2 July.

Kick-off is scheduled for 17:05.

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The sides have met on three previous occasions in Pretoria, but there’s clearly something in the water that the Welsh don’t like up north!

Wales have yet to win in Pretoria

No surprise that the Springboks have won all three prior clashes with the average score being a 62-17 hammering.

The three previous results were as follows: 1998: SA 96-13 Wales, 2004: SA 53-18 Wales, 2008: SA 37-21 Wales.

MATCH STATS

Cheslin Kolbe needs one try for his 10th try and 50 Test points

Elton Jantjies is currently in fifth place of all-time Springbok scorers (326 points) and he needs 10 points to pass Bryan Habana (335 points) in fourth

– The match on Saturday will be the 38th Test match between South Africa and Wales

– The Springboks need to score 55 points for 1 000 total points against Wales

– Saturday’s Test will only be the fourth Test match at Loftus Versfeld between the two countries. The three previous Tests’ scores were as follows: 1998: SA 96-13 Wales, 2004: SA 53-18 Wales, 2008: SA 37-21 Wales. The average score is 62-17.

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SPRINGBOK RECORD AGAINST WALES

– Played 37, Won 30, Lost 6, Drawn 1, Points for 945Points against 586, Tries scored 111, Tries conceded 48, Highest score 96, Biggest win 83 Points, Win % 81

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MISCELLANEOUS

– The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 603

– There are 222 caps in the backline with 381 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 342 caps

– The average caps per player in the backline is 24, the forwards 42, while the players on the bench average 31

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TEAMS:

South Africa

15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche

Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Willie le Roux

Wales

TBA

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