Wales’ rookie gamers made the brief journey from the Parkgate Lodge on Cardiff’s Westgate Road to Principality Stadium on foot yesterday quite than travelling by bus as normal. However some might have wished that they had by no means made the journey.

Coach Warren Gatland stated he hoped his fringe squad members would have learnt an important deal from this report house defeat by South Africa. Nonetheless, the truth is that such classes might effectively have come too late for these gamers trying to make an Eleventh-hour bid to go to the World Cup.

Gatland will verify his 33-man get together for France on Monday and he’ll accomplish that on the again of an eight-try hammering. ‘It was disappointing. I believed we had been dominated bodily,’ he admitted.

‘When you could have a defeat like that, it’s about how do you take a look at the positives? I’m not so glad however I’m fairly happy with the development we’ve made.

‘For lots of these younger gamers, you couldn’t have given them a greater alternative than taking part in in opposition to a world-class facet that was totally loaded.’

Jessie Kriel and Canan Moodie (pictured) each scored two tries for South Africa on Saturday

South Africa had been awarded penalty strive after Rio Dyer intentionally knocked the ball out of play

Centre Kriel goes over for a strive because the guests surged right into a 24-9 half-time lead in Cardiff 

On paper, this seemed like it could be a mismatch and so it proved. After the late withdrawals of Liam Williams, Alex Cuthbert and Dan Biggar, Wales had simply 38 caps of their beginning again division. South Africa, in contrast, had been near full energy.

The Springboks — World Cup winners in 2019 — had a mammoth 860 caps of their match day 23. It amounted to a gaping chasm by way of Take a look at know-how. South Africa had solely Faf de Klerk, Makazole Mapimpi, Damian Willemse and Eben Etzebeth lacking from their seemingly facet to start out the World Cup.

‘The disappointing factor for me is the delicate tries we gifted them,’ Gatland stated. There have been eight Springbok efforts in complete, 4 in both half.

Their captain Siya Kolisi was again in motion after his restoration from knee surgical procedure and was instantly again into his work. Man- of-the-match Canan Moodie scored twice.

South Africa combined their normal energy with tempo, whereas Wales’ younger weapons had been left shell-shocked and unable to reply.

Backs Johnny Williams and Rio Dyer did impress, even when the latter was yellow carded. Within the back-line, debutant Cai Evans, Tom Rogers and Mason Grady got an unforgettable eye-opener into what’s the highest stage of worldwide rugby.

Wales fly-half Sam Costelow kicked three first-half penalties and substitute hooker Sam Parry grabbed a late comfort strive, which Evans improved.

However in between, Wales struggled badly on the scrum. South Africa had been all the time in complete management and it appeared nearly merciless when their ‘bomb squad’ of front-row replacements got here off the bench.

It took simply 4 minutes for South Africa to go forward, Kolisi making an nearly on the spot affect by liberating his palms within the deal with to ship Malcolm Marx over. The electrical Moodie danced to the road for his first after which there was a penalty strive after Dyer was judged to have knocked the ball intentionally out of play.

Moodie was within the space to gather, however Gatland felt referee Andrew Brace’s name was harsh. Dyer was yellow carded.

‘I believed Rio was actually unfortunate to have a yellow card as a result of with the angles we’ve checked out, we’re 100 per cent sure it [the ball] has touched the inexperienced participant,’ Gatland stated.

‘For me, that’s a reasonably robust name and we’ve conceded straight from the kick-off. So, you go into half time having to unexpectedly chase the sport. I believed it was an vital second by way of the best way the sport went.’

Jesse Kriel scored right away after the penalty strive, pouncing on a Grady error.

Issues acquired ugly within the second half. Kriel and Moodie grabbed their second tries, the previous ending issues off after South Africa went the size of the sphere. Pieter-Steph du Toit went over from shut vary. All Damian Willemse needed to do was stroll over the road.

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi performed 40 minutes on his return from a critical knee damage

Fly-half Sam Costelow (above) kicked three penalties within the heavy defeat for the house facet

The one comfort for Wales followers was that the facet which Gatland will decide to face Fiji within the World Cup pool opener on September 10 will look very completely different to this one.

You couldn’t fault Wales’ endeavour however they had been discovered wanting. Costelow and Dyer had been compelled off with accidents however neither have critical issues.

Gatland can also be hopeful Gareth Anscombe, Taulupe Faletau, Ryan Elias, Dafydd Jenkins, Taine Plumtree and Dewi Lake will all be match for World Cup responsibility after knocks.

Few surprises are anticipated in Wales’ World Cup get together and to a big extent, it picks itself, particularly after the size of this South African defeat.