SA vs Wales: the battle of the former rugby greats
The Springboks will have little to lose when they play the similarly shambolic and underperforming Welsh team in Cardiff
Cardiff — After mild temperatures and shining sun for the most part of their build-up to last week’s debacle against Italy‚ the Boks were greeted by freezing‚ wet weather in Cardiff and a home team also under fire. Wales secured a 33-30 win over Japan at the Principality (Millennium) Stadium last Saturday and the result has not gone down well either. Flyhalf Sam Davies kicked a last-minute drop-goal to spare their blushes against the Brave Blossoms and as a result Saturday’s meeting with the Boks is shaping up as a battle of former great rugby teams. Former Welsh players have laid into the home team for their performances under interim coach Rob Howley‚ which included a heavy 32-8 loss to Australia two weeks ago. "Wales’s coaches and players should be ashamed because this was another‚ yes another‚ abysmal and unacceptable performance‚" legendary prop Graham Price wrote in his Walesonline column. "What have Wales been doing in the 12 months or so since the World Cup? "They should hav...
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