Wales v South Africa third test 1605 BST

Wayne Pivac has achieved a great deal in his career winning a National Provincial Championship with Auckland, the Sevens World Cup with Fiji, the PRO12 with the Scarlets, and a Six Nations title with Wales.

He has already defied the odds by leading Wales to their first ever victory in South Africa, and now he has urged his side to complete the job by winning the Test series. “If we could win this game, it would be the highlight, I would imagine, of the players’ careers to date,” said Pivac.

“Certainly mine because we’ll have created history and won a series in South Africa. You may not see that again for a long time because it’s taken us this long to win one Test match.

“Doing it two weeks in a row, that would have to be the highlight. It’s got to be alongside the game to win a Grand Slam in France (in 2021).

“France at the end of that Six Nations was one thing but this is South Africa in their own backyard. We all know the history and how powerful they are. It’s a hell of a beast that is in front of us.

“We’re in a similar position the British and Irish Lions were in 12 months ago. It’s been a big effort from our boys and time will tell what it’s taken out of them in the first two weeks.
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