Wales v South Africa LIVE rugby: Latest score and updates with Springboks in control in Cardiff

Sterling work from Taine Plumtree, somehow stripping the ball free of RG Snyman’s leviathan limbs as South Africa threaten. Bits of Wales’s defence have been really good today.

Changes. Back amongst things having been on briefly during Sam Costelow’s HIA earlier is Eddie James, with Costelow again opff and Ben Thomas in at fly half. Cameron Hanekom, meanwhile, makes his international debut against the land of his grandmother – the newest Springbok is on for Elrigh Louw in South Africa’s back row.

Ellis Bevan has managed to avoid the problems Jack van Poortvliet dealt with against South Africa last week, his box kicks clearing any Springboks blocking hands. But, to quibble, his box kick is slightly long, allowing South Africa to counter-attack well before eventually being forced into touch inside the Welsh 22.

The players are back out there, both bearing those early tight five changes (RG Snyman for Eben Etzebeth; Keiron Assiratti for Archie Griffin) but no with other alterations for now, it would seem.

You feared at times in that first half that the game would get out of hand, with Wales seemingly unable to escape their own end and the Springboks piling on the pressure. But while the half-time score is, predictably, one sided, Wales have shown real steel and scrambling savvy to hold out a couple of times, preventing the Springboks from totally running away with it.

That Rio Dyer score should instil a bit of much-need confidence, too, having at last got on the right side of the referee’s whistle and shown what they can do in attack. A winless year surely beckons but it is important for this young home side to show character.

Life for Wales just before the interval!

Sheer sprinting speed from the recalled Rio Dyer! It looks as if Wales have run aground when after a fair bit of forward huffing and puffing, Ben Thomas is caught a long way behind the gainline. But a wild fling out to the right is gathered by Dyer, who fancies testing his pace against Jordan Hendrikse. He’s right to, putting on the afterburners to leave the South Africa fly half trailing in his wake on his way into the right corner. How Wales needed that!

Three whistles on the spin against the Springboks as their aerial efforts at the lineout are deemed illegal. Lake opts to throw again…and hits banker ball at the front. Into another shove Wales launch with a few backs lending their weight.

South Africa infringe again. “Take the three!” a few supporters cry, fearing a nilling; Dewi Lake ignores them and chooses to give himself another five-metre lineout to throw.

That might be it for Archie Griffin’s afternoon. The tighthead is replaced by Keiron Assiratti.

Wales win a penalty from the restart, and kick to the corner. Can they break tehir duck before half time?