# History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales

South Africa and Wales have competed against each other in rugby union since 1906. Of the 43 matches played to date, South Africa have won 35, with one match drawn and seven wins for Wales. Wales won their first away match against South Africa in 2022. Since 2007, the winner has been awarded the Prince William Cup, which was created to celebrate 100 years of rugby between the two nations.

## Summary
### Overview

| Details | Played | Won by South Africa | Won by Wales | Drawn | South Africa points | Wales points |
| In South Africa | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 489 | 212 |
| In Wales | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 520 | 365 |
| Neutral venue | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 106 |
| Overall | 43 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1,157 | 683 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Source:
| Record | South Africa | Wales |
| Longest winning streak | 16 (26 November 2000 – 29 November 2014) | 4 (26 November 2016 – 27 October 2019) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 96 (27 June 1998) | 36 (6 November 2004) |
| Away | 52 (19 August 2023) | 30 (21 June 2014) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 83 (27 June 1998) | 14 (26 November 2016) |
| Away | 36 (19 August 2023) | 2 (2 June 2018) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 1 December 1906 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 0–11 | South Africa | 1906–07 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 2 | 14 December 1912 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 0–3 | South Africa | 1912–13 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 3 | 5 December 1931 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 3–8 | South Africa | 1931–32 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 4 | 22 December 1951 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–6 | South Africa | 1951–52 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 5 | 3 December 1960 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 0–3 | South Africa | 1960–61 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 6 | 23 May 1964 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 24–3 | South Africa | 1964 Wales tour of Kenya and South Africa |
| 7 | 24 January 1970 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 6–6 | draw | 1969–70 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 8 | 26 November 1994 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 12–20 | South Africa | 1994 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 9 | 2 September 1995 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 40–11 | South Africa | 1995 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 10 | 15 December 1996 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 20–37 | South Africa | 1996 South Africa tour of Argentina, France and Wales |
| 11 | 27 June 1998 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 96–13 | South Africa | 1998 Wales tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| 12 | 14 November 1998 | Wembley Stadium, London (England) | 20–28 | South Africa | 1998 South Africa tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 13 | 26 June 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 29–19 | Wales | 1999 South Africa tour of Wales |
| 14 | 26 November 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 13–23 | South Africa | 2000 South Africa tour of Argentina, Great Britain and Ireland |
| 15 | 8 June 2002 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 34–19 | South Africa | 2002 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 16 | 15 June 2002 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 19–8 | South Africa | 2002 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 17 | 26 June 2004 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 53–18 | South Africa | 2004 Wales tour of Argentina and South Africa |
| 18 | 6 November 2004 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 36–38 | South Africa | 2004 Autumn International |
| 19 | 19 November 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–33 | South Africa | 2005 Autumn International |
| 20 | 24 November 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–34 | South Africa | 2007 Autumn International |
| 21 | 7 June 2008 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 43–17 | South Africa | 2008 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 22 | 14 June 2008 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 37–21 | South Africa | 2008 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 23 | 8 November 2008 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–20 | South Africa | 2008 Autumn International |
| 24 | 5 June 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 31–34 | South Africa | 2010 Summer International |
| 25 | 13 November 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25–29 | South Africa | 2010 Autumn International |
| 26 | 11 September 2011 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) | 17–16 | South Africa | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
| 27 | 9 November 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–24 | South Africa | 2013 Autumn International |
| 28 | 14 June 2014 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 38–16 | South Africa | 2014 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 29 | 21 June 2014 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | 31–30 | South Africa | 2014 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 30 | 29 November 2014 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–6 | Wales | 2014 Autumn International |
| 31 | 17 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 23–19 | South Africa | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 32 | 26 November 2016 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 27–13 | Wales | 2016 Autumn International |
| 33 | 2 December 2017 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 24–22 | Wales | 2017 Autumn International |
| 34 | 2 June 2018 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. (United States) | 20–22 | Wales | 2018 Summer International |
| 35 | 24 November 2018 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 20–11 | Wales | 2018 Autumn International |
| 36 | 27 October 2019 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (Japan) | 16–19 | South Africa | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 37 | 6 November 2021 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 18–23 | South Africa | 2021 Autumn International |
| 38 | 2 July 2022 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 32–29 | South Africa | 2022 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 39 | 9 July 2022 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 12–13 | Wales | 2022 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 40 | 16 July 2022 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | 30–14 | South Africa | 2022 Wales tour of South Africa |
| 41 | 19 August 2023 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–52 | South Africa | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 42 | 22 June 2024 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 41–13 | South Africa | 2024 June test |
| 43 | 23 November 2024 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 12–45 | South Africa | 2024 Autumn International |
| 44 | 29 November 2025 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | | | 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals |

## List of series

| Played | Won by South Africa | Won by Wales | Drawn |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | South Africa | Wales | Series winner |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | South Africa |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | South Africa |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | South Africa |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | South Africa |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | South Africa |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | South Africa |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | South Africa |