– Cape Town SA Rugby confirmed on Monday that the Springboks will meet Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on August 19, 2023 in a World Cup warm-up match.
The world champions will open off their title defence against Scotland in Marseille on September 10, before taking on Romania (September 17 in Bordeaux), Ireland (September 23 in Paris) and Tonga (October 1 in Marseille) in their remaining Pool B games in France.
The Boks overcame Wales 2-1 in their series in July this year.
The players of Jacques Nienaber will not, however, underestimate the Dragons prior to the global championship.
Prior to a 23-18 triumph in Cardiff in 2021 and their World Cup quarter-final win (19-16) in Yokohama in 2019, South Africa experienced four straight defeats against the Welsh between 2016 and 2018.
Those results suggest that Wales will give a proper challenge for the Boks ahead of the World Cup.
Nienaber stated, “Wales have always been formidable opposition for us, and our results against them over the past few years are indicative of the caliber of their team.”
“The Rugby World Cup is one of the toughest competitions in the world, and you must be at your best every week to reach the final, so it’s crucial that we face top competition in the weeks leading up to the tournament.
“With Wales (seventh) being in the top 10 in the world and possessing an excellent victory record against us in Cardiff in the last few seasons, we have no doubt this will be a strong character test and fantastic preparation for us going into the World Cup.”
End of October will see the Boks convene for their end-of-year trip.
They will play Ireland on November 5, France on November 12, Italy on November 19, and England on November 26, as well as Munster (November 10) and Bristol Bears (November 10). (November 17).