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Well, it was not as bad as many feared.
Most Welsh observers before Saturday’s game against South Africa would probably have taken a 28-point defeat inflicted by the world champions.
It is an indictment of the dire state of Welsh rugby on and and off the field that a seventh successive international loss is widely accepted and considered inevitable.
Warren Gatland’s side at least defied most pre-match predictions by making it a contest until two late Springbok scores confirmed the 41-13 victory.
- Author, Gareth Griffiths
- Role, BBC Sport Wales
Wales’ list of absentees – players either injured, unavailable or rested…
