Kolisi shines as Boks hammer Wales in RWC warm-up in Cardiff

The Springboks scored an emphatic 52-16 win towards Wales in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff on Saturday, with captain Siya Kolisi making a glowing return to motion after a prolonged damage.

Jaden Hendrikse and Ox Nche additionally performed for the Boks for the primary time this season in a dominant efficiency by the defending champions towards a weakened Wales crew, who have been outgunned in most departments.

There have been a number of standout performances by the Boks, together with by Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jesse Kriel and the skin backs Canan Moodie, who was named man of the match, Cheslin Kolbe and Willie le Roux.

The Boks scored seven tries — by Kriel (2), Moodie (2), Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian Willemse and have been awarded a penalty attempt.

The Boks beat Argentina two weeks in the past in their first warm-up sport, and they’ll face New Zealand at Twickenham in London subsequent Friday, earlier than heading to France the place they would be the defending World Cup champions.

Below is how The Citizen lined the match.

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Wales crew

Cai Evans; Tom Rogers, Mason Grady, Johnny Williams, Rio Dyer; Sam Costelow, Kieran Hardy; Aaron Wainwright, Jac Morgan (capt), Dan Lydiate; Will Rowlands, Ben Carter; Keiron Assiratti, Elliot Dee, Corey Domachowski. Bench: Sam Parry, Nicky Smith, Henry Thomas, Teddy Williams, Taine Basham, Tomos Williams, Max Llewellyn, Louis Rees-Zammit

Springbok crew

Willie le Roux, Canan Moodie, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Cheslin Kolbe, Manie Libbok, Jaden Hendrikse, Jasper Wiese, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi (capt), RG Snyman, Jean Kleyn (Munster), Frans Malherbe, Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff. Bench: Bongi Mbonambi, Ox Nche, Vincent Koch, Franco Mostert, Marco van Staden, Duane Vermeulen, Grant Williams, Damian Willemse