South Africa
15 Damian Willemse - 7/10 Was better at 10, than at 15 - but overall was solid, Match winning kick. It would be interesting to see how he goes at inside center.
14 Cheslin Kolbe - 8/10 Made the most of the opportunities he had
13 Lukhanyo Am - 6/10 Got better as the game progressed
12 Damian de Allende - 4/10 Average to poor. One decent kick pass, but most players would have been able to pass to Kolbe using their hands - not their feet.
He did make one decent pass as well to Willemse, which led to the Faff clean break.
Almost lost the game by kicking the ball out in the last few minutes, with the Boks chasing the game - with a 3 man advantage...
11 Makazole Mapimpi - 6/10 No much opportunity. Was missing in action on defence on two Wales tries by Reece.
10 Elton Jantjies - 1/10 Pathetic. Is he involved in match-fixing? Any of us could kick better than what he did today. Every kick was just handing over possession with no pressure. If he stayed on the pitch, the Boks would have lost.
9 Faf de Klerk 5/10 Got better as the match progressed, but looked tired and slow. Some of his up and under kicks were as bad as Jantjies.
8 Jasper Wiese 8/10. Got man of the match. Was solid Best Bok ball carrier
7 Franco Mostert 2/10 Utterly useless.
6 Siya Kolisi (captain) 3/10 Missing in action
5 Lood de Jager 4.5/10 Got better in 2nd half, but terrible in 1st half
4 Eben Etzebeth 6/10 Mostly played in the tight phase
3 Frans Malherbe 5/10 Average
2 Bongi Mbonambi 6/10 Solid, not great
1 Ox Nche 6/10 Solid, not great.
Substitutes:
16 Malcolm Marx 7/10 - Pack looked different when he entered the fray.
17 Steven Kitshoff, 6/10 - Solid, was involved to the end
18 Vincent Koch
19 Salmaan Moerat 3/10. Below average
20 Elrigh Louw 6/10. Not much time, but did not look out of place.
21 Kwagga Smith 6.5/10 - Brought hunger and focus to the Boks. High work rate
22 Herschel Jantjies 6.5/10 - Looked better than Faff. More urgency, and cleared the base of the ruck faster. Less kicking and held onto the ball which made sense given the Boks started to dominate possession, and the Welsh had 3 players on the pitch
23 Willie le Roux 7.5/10 - Experience helped settle the Boks. He was involved in organising counterattacks.
