title: 2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa
text: # 2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa
  
  The 2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in June 2008 in South Africa by Wales national rugby union team. Wales lost both tests.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First test
  
  * 7 June 2008
  
  | South Africa | 43–17 | Wales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Jantjes De Villiers Spies Montgomery Con: James (4) Pen: James (5) | Report | Try: Roberts Williams Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones |
  
  * Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 32,685 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
  
  | FB | 15 | Conrad Jantjes |
  | - | - | - |
  | RW | 14 | Tonderai Chavhanga |
  | OC | 13 | Adrian Jacobs | | 62' |
  | IC | 12 | Jean de Villiers |
  | LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
  | FH | 10 | Butch James | | 74' |
  | SH | 9 | Bolla Conradie | | 57' |
  | N8 | 8 | Pierre Spies |
  | OF | 7 | Juan Smith | | 74' |
  | BF | 6 | Luke Watson |
  | RL | 5 | Andries Bekker | | 46' |
  | LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha |
  | TP | 3 | Brian Mujati | | 46' |
  | HK | 2 | John Smit (c) | | 57' |
  | LP | 1 | Gurthro Steenkamp |
  | Replacements: ||
  | HK | 16 | Bismarck du Plessis | | 57' |
  | PR | 17 | CJ van der Linde | 74' to 80' | 46' |
  | LK | 18 | Victor Matfield | | 46' |
  | FL | 19 | Danie Rossouw | | 74' |
  | SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar | | 57' |
  | FH | 21 | Peter Grant | | 74' |
  | FB | 22 | Percy Montgomery | | 62' |
  | Coach: ||
  | Peter de Villiers ||
  | FB | 15 | Jamie Roberts | | 54' |
  | RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
  | OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
  | IC | 12 | Sonny Parker |
  | LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
  | FH | 10 | Stephen Jones | | 54' |
  | SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | | 62' |
  | N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
  | OF | 7 | Dafydd Jones | | 58' |
  | BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
  | RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | | 54' |
  | LL | 4 | Ian Gough | | 68' |
  | TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
  | HK | 2 | Matthew Rees | | 54' |
  | LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
  | Replacements: ||
  | HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard | 74' to 80' | 54' |
  | PR | 17 | Duncan Jones | | 54' |
  | LK | 18 | Ian Evans | | 68' |
  | N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve | | 58' |
  | SH | 20 | Warren Fury | | 62' |
  | FH | 21 | James Hook | | 54' |
  | FB | 22 | Morgan Stoddart | | 54' |
  | Coach: ||
  | Warren Gatland ||
  
  ### Second test
  
  * 14 June 2008
  
  | South Africa | 37–21 | Wales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: De Villiers (2) Januarie Du Plessis Con: James (4) Pen: James (3) | Report | Try: Cooper Williams Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (3) |
  
  * Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 41,250 Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
  
  | FB | 15 | Conrad Jantjes |
  | - | - | - |
  | RW | 14 | Tonderai Chavhanga | 64' |
  | OC | 13 | Adrian Jacobs | 60' |
  | IC | 12 | Jean de Villiers |
  | LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
  | FH | 10 | Butch James |
  | SH | 9 | Ricky Januarie | 72' |
  | N8 | 8 | Pierre Spies | 60' |
  | OF | 7 | Juan Smith | 60' |
  | BF | 6 | Luke Watson |
  | RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
  | LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha | 64' |
  | TP | 3 | BJ Botha |
  | HK | 2 | John Smit (c) |
  | LP | 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 61' |
  | Replacements: ||
  | HK | 16 | Bismarck du Plessis | 60' |
  | PR | 17 | Gurthro Steenkamp | 61' |
  | LK | 18 | Andries Bekker | 64' |
  | N8 | 19 | Ryan Kankowski | 60' |
  | SH | 20 | Bolla Conradie | 72' |
  | CE | 21 | François Steyn | 60' |
  | FB | 22 | Percy Montgomery | 64' |
  | Coach: ||
  | Peter de Villiers ||
  | FB | 15 | James Hook |
  | RW | 14 | Mark Jones | 77' |
  | OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin | 67' |
  | IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
  | LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
  | FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
  | SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 75' |
  | N8 | 8 | Gareth Delve | 24' |
  | OF | 7 | Jonathan Thomas |
  | BF | 6 | Ryan Jones (c) | 67' |
  | RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
  | LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
  | TP | 3 | Rhys M. Thomas | 70' |
  | HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard | 72' |
  | LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
  | Replacements: ||
  | HK | 16 | T. Rhys Thomas | 72' |
  | PR | 17 | Duncan Jones | 70' |
  | LK | 18 | Ian Evans | 67' |
  | FL | 19 | Dafydd Jones | 24' |
  | SH | 20 | Warren Fury | 75' |
  | CE | 21 | Andrew Bishop | 67' |
  | WG | 22 | Tom James | 77' |
  | Coach: ||
  | Warren Gatland ||
  