Rugby is still strong

Football is going well so in a tough economy some are choosing that live

The schedule from TNT didn’t help us

Last week wasn’t a sell out because lots of people couldn’t get home on public transport

@Catogrande said in Wales v Springboks:

Costelow at 10. I have visions of @MiketheSnow sitting in a darkened room with a bottle of port and a loaded revolver.

After weeks of defending Gatland, it’s all him

Dropping Winnett ffs and replacing him with a midget who can’t tackle and who has never played full back. Not at international level
NEVER

Thankfully Dyer is back

Drops Anscombe. Excellent

Puts Costelow at 10. FFS

Plumtree comes back in. Excellent

Rests Wainwright. The guy’s only played 4 matches this season ffs

Thankfully I was out in the mountains today enjoying the snow to alleviate my suffering

More changes , Kleyn out, Eben to start, Escom bench

Pissing down, grey, and cold in Cardiff.

The roof worth it's weight in gold.

Gone from -8 to +8 C overnight

Hard to believe that this was a couple of days ago. All washed away now. Bastard Gulf Stream.

Great shot @MiketheSnow! Looks a little chunky but hard to complain in Nov

@Dodge interest in rugby has definitely reduced.
The majority of the Principality Stadium crowd is topped up with event goers who are on the lash and probably think "Shane" is still playing.
As Mike says the schedule hasn't helped in that regard - Sunday games aren't great if you're in work on Monday morning & have to travel from west Wales or north Wales to get to the game with shit public transport.
Also of course the walk-ins & event goers don't tend to show up when the side is perennially losing & playing awful rugby.

Decent crowd

Wales anthem awesome

Wales look like Minties.

Which could be apt as this game could well end up like a Minties ad for them.

First Mintie unwrapped

Pass looked forward from etsebeth

All South Africa so far.

2 Minties 8 minutes in

Taine Plumtree is a penalty magnet.

This is going to get very, very ugly

Wales look overawed.

They lost this game before it started.

SA are barely trotting. Foot is off the gas already.

Ref not doing wales any favors

This is like a trainwreck. It feels wrong to watch but you can't look away.

Wales offering so little.

South Africa demolish the Welsh scrum.

Held up. The South Africans will have to wait a bit for their 4th try.

Honestly, the crowd is half decent given what the home side have been offering up for the past year or so. They deserve more from the administrators.

It's like a training run for South Africa. They have all the ball and all the attacking opportunities.

@sparky said in Wales v Springboks:

It's like a training run for South Africa

When De Allende starts cross-kicking, I think it's fair to say they're already in training run mode.

Kolisi scores the 4th. There will be more.

The TMO is looking to see if there is a knock on.

Knock on. No try.

The Welsh tight head going off after 35 minutes. He's been eaten alive at scrum time.

And South Africa score the 4th try. 26-0

Jaden once again lazy looking and knocking on

Wales with an attacking opportunity at last.

5m lineout for the hosts in the 39th minute.

Rio Dyer scores. And the home crowd have something to cheer about.

Conversion missed.

At half time. Wales 5 South Africa 26.

Wales tighthead Griffin given a lesson in scrummaging from Bath teammate du Toit
Strange that Gats hasn't brought Henry Thomas in for this game.

@sparky said in Wales v Springboks:

Conversion missed.

At half time. Wales 5 South Africa 26.

Massively flattering to Wales.

South Africa dominant at set piece in the Second Half but sloppy with the ball. No change in the score.

South Africa going to sleep

Wales 5m out and looking for a second try.

@W32 said in Wales v Springboks:

South Africa going to sleep

Guilty of not going for the jugular.