Wales will meet world champions South Africa in a one-off test at neutral Twickenham on June 22, a first fixture for the Springboks since the return of Rassie Erasmus as head coach following their Rugby World Cup triumph in France last year.
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Warren Gatland’s side will also travel to Australia for two tests, the first in Sydney on July 6 followed by a second match in Melbourne a week later. Both Wales and South Africa could be severely depleted for their meeting as the game will fall outside of World Rugby’s international window and on the same day scheduled for the United Rugby Championship final.
South Africa’s Stormers and Bulls, who both have a large number of Springboks, contested the URC final in 2022 and the former made a repeat appearances last year. They are in contention again. The Springboks inflicted a record 35-7 defeat on old foes New Zealand in front of a sizeable expatriate crowd at Twickenham last August, where…
