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- Wales vs South Africa: Saturday, November 29 at 3.10pm GMT / 10.10am ET
The Wales vs South Africa live streams bring an end to the Autumn Internationals 2025 with a David against Goliath contest. With both sides missing players because the game falls outside World Rugby’s designated Test window, the Springboks’ extra firepower feels significant but can Wales do the impossible?
The hosts have lost 20 of their past 22 internationals and there’s a worrying sense of ennui to the pulsating fortress that is the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The 52-26 loss to New Zealand did have a few green shoots of growth to it, with debuts for Harri Deaves, Morgan Morse and Brodie Coghlan and a hat-trick for Tom Rogers, who became only the fourth player in history to cross the whitewash three times against the All Blacks in the same game. Head coach Steve Tandy has made 12 changes to his starting XV with foreign-based player ineligible and big games for Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys, and Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship. Aaron Wainwright is among those to return.
South Africa are the world’s No.1 side with good reason and seek another clean sweep of Autumn Internationals in Cardiff after their 24-13 defeat of Ireland a week ago. The Springboks’ strength in depth is what makes them so good, meaning a fixture without a few of their Prem and Top 14 players shouldn’t impinge them unduly. Head coach Rassie Erasmus has gone with a 7-1 split on the bench, with Cobus Reinach the only back replacement, with Eben Etzebeth and Bongi Mbonambi among those in reserve for a big second-half push. The upcoming star of world rugby, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu continues at fly-half.
Read on below for a complete guide to where to watch Wales vs South Africa live streams online, on TV and potentially for free.
Can I stream Wales vs South Africa for free?
Rugby fans can watch Wales vs South Africa free-of-charge on BBC iPlayer in the UK via the S4C channel.
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Wales vs South Africa team news
Wales XV: Murray; Mee, Roberts, Hawkins, Dyer; Edwards, Hardy; G Thomas, Lake (c), Assiratti, Carter, R Davies, Plumtree, Mann, Wainwright
Replacements: Coghlan, Southworth, Coleman, Ratti, Morse, Morgan-Williams, Sheedy, B Thomas
South Africa XV: Willemse; Hooker, De Allende, Esterhuizen, Modie; Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Van den Berg; Steenkamp, Grobbelaar, Louw, Kleyn, Nortje, Kolisi (c), Mostert, Wiese
Replacements: Mbonambi, Porthen, Ntlabakanye, Etzebeth, Van Staden, Dixon, Smith, Reinach
How to watch Wales vs South Africa live streams in the US
Wales vs South Africa will be live streamed on Peacock in the US.
Peacock TV subscriptions carrying live sport start from $10.99 per month. You can also stream Premier League football on the platform and every other Autumn International.
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How to watch Wales vs South Africa live streams in the UK
Wales vs South Africa is free-to-air in the UK. The game is being shown on Welsh-language station S4C, with live streaming available via BBC iPlayer.
All you need is an account, a TV license and a UK postcode (e.g.HA9 0WS). Sign up here!
Outside the UK? Use a VPN to gain access to all the content you’d normally stream at home.
The Wales vs South Africa game is also being shown on TNT Sports 1, which is providing wall-to-wall coverage of the Autumn Internationals. You can get access by adding TNT Sports to your Sky, Virgin Media or EE TV package, or pay from £30.99 per month for a Discovery+ plan that includes the sports channels.
How to watch Wales vs South Africa live streams in Australia
In Australia, this Wales vs South Africa game will be on Stan Sport.
It costs $20 a month on top of a regular Stan subscription costing from $12 a month.
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How to watch Wales vs South Africa live streams in New Zealand
Sky Sport NZ is the Autumn Nations Series 2025 TV rights holder in New Zealand, and is therefore showing the Wales vs South Africa game.
You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service starting at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.
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How to watch Wales vs Springboks live streams in South Africa
Wales vs South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series 2025 will be shown on subscription service SuperSport.
You’ll need to get a DStv access package to watch the Autumn Nations on SuperSport, with prices starting at R99 ($5.66) per month.
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Wales vs South Africa — Need to Know
When will Wales vs South Africa start?
The 2025 Wales vs South Africa rugby union Test kicks off at 3.10pm GMT local time at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, November 29. That’s 10.10am ET / 7.10am PT in the US, 2.10am AEDT in Australia and 4.10am NZDT in New Zealand.
Wales vs South Africa recent games
● 2024 — Wales 12 – 45 South Africa
● 2024 — South Africa 41 – 13 Wales
● 2023 — Wales 16 – 52 South Africa
● 2022 — South Africa 30 – 14 Wales
● 2022 — South Africa 12 -13 Wales
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