South Africa 43-0 Wales: Steve Tandy ‘bitterly disappointed’ by loss

Wales head coach Steve Tandy said he was very disappointed to end the season with a 43-0 thrashing of South Africa.

Tandy’s team once again failed to pick up a single point against the Springboks, who ran out convincing Nations Championship winners in Durban.

The world champions won their previous encounter 73-0 in November, when Wales conceded 11 tries in their heaviest defeat at home.

South Africa were not as ruthless on home soil but still scored seven tries through passes from Jasper Wiese, Cobus Reinach, Jesse Kriel, Jaco Williams, Herschel Jantjies, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Paul de Villiers.

“I was very disappointed in the scoreboard,” Tandy said.

“I appreciate the team’s effort, they stayed in contention for most of the game.

“We are immensely proud of our players and how hard they worked and the effort they showed against the world champions.”