The Springboks thrashed Wales 45-12 on the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday to finish a primary clear sweep on their annual end-of-year European tour since 2013.

The Springboks closed out their season with certainly one of their most comfy and lopsided victories to finish the calendar yr with an 84.61% win charge (11 wins from 13 Checks).

Admittedly, the Springboks weren’t at their sharpest when it got here to execution, however that doesn’t take away from the truth that Wales have been no match for the South Africans.

The Springboks — backs and forwards – have been bodily dominant towards a Welsh outfit who finds itself within the throes of an identification disaster greater than the rest.

Erasmus’ Springbok aspect outscored Wales seven tries to 2, with Franco Mostert, Eben Etzebeth, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Elrigh Louw, Gerhard Steenekamp, Aphelele Fassi and Jordan Hendrikse all getting their names on the scoresheet.

The win all however cemented the Springboks’ standing because the No 1 ranked Check workforce on the earth till subsequent yr and in addition enhanced South Africa’s shot at getting nominated for the World Rugby Crew of the Yr in addition to Cheslin Kolbe and Eben Etzebeth’s probabilities of snatching the Participant of the Yr gong.

With that in thoughts, listed below are some key participant rankings for the Springbok gamers primarily based on their excellent particular person contributions.

SPRINGBOK PLAYER RATINGS

All scores out of 10

15. Aphelele Fassi – 7
14. Cheslin Kolbe – 7
13. Jesse Kriel – 7
12. Damian de Allende – 8
11. Kurt-Lee Arendse – 8
10. Jordan Hendrikse – 7
9. Jaden Hendrikse – 6
8. Jasper Wiese – 8
7. Elrigh Louw – 8
6. Siya Kolisi (c) – 7
5. Franco Mostert – 8
4. Eben Etzebeth – 8
3. Wilco Louw – 8
2. Johan Grobbelaar – 8
1. Thomas du Toit – 8

Replacements: 

16. Malcolm Marx
17. Gerhard Steenekamp
18. Vincent Koch
19. Marco van Staden
20. RG Snyman
21. Cameron Hanekom
22. Cobus Reinach
23. Handre Pollard

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