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Wales v South Africa LIVE commentary and team news: Wayne Pivac’s side welcome world champions to the Principality Stadium

Wales host world champions South Africa in their second Autumn International Test this weekend.

Wayne Pivac’s side slumped to a 54-16 defeat to New Zealand last weekend and will need to bounce back.

Wayne Pivac Wales face world champions South Africa this weekend

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Wayne Pivac Wales face world champions South Africa this weekend

But they’ll face another tough test on Saturday as the Springboks travel to the Principality.

The Welsh then take on Fiji and Australia later this month and will want to return to the form that saw them claim Six Nations glory earlier this year.

Wales v South Africa: How to listen

The Autumn International Series clash is set to take place on Saturday, November 6 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Kick-off is set for 5:30pm.

talkSPORT 2 will provide live commentary with Hugh Woozencroft, Stuart McFarlane and Wales & Lions winger George North.

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Wales v South Africa : Team news

Wales: McNicholl; Lane, J Davies, J Williams, Adams; Anscombe, T Williams; W Jones, Elias, Francis, Beard, AW Jones (capt), Moriarty, Basham, Wainwright.

Replacements: Myhill, Carre, Lewis, Rowlands, S Davies, G Davies, Priestland, B Thomas.

South Africa: Willemse; Kriel, Am, De Allende, Mapimpi, Pollard, Jantjies, Nche, Mbonambi, Nyakane, Etzebeth, De Jager, Kolisi (capt), Smith, Vermeulen.

Replacements: Marx, Kitshoff, Koch, Mostert, Wiese, Reinach, E Jantjies, Steyn.

Wales captain Jones was forced off against New Zealand

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Wales captain Jones was forced off against New Zealand

Wales v South Africa: What has been said?

Jonathan Davies says that Wales will focus on ‘the fine details’ during preparations to face world champions South Africa.

“We are always trying to develop our game,” said centre Davies, who took over captaincy duties when Alun Wyn Jones went off injured after just 18 minutes of the New Zealand encounter.

“The one thing this team always shows is that the more time we spend together, the better we get.

“We will dust ourselves off, come in on Monday and look to build and get a result next week at home.

“It’s the fine details – not moving forward on kicks, executing our exits correctly and not putting pressure on ourselves.

“The way South Africa play, they want to put pressure on you. For us, it’s making sure we build and play in the right areas of the field.

“Look, you work extremely hard to get a result, and when you don’t get it, it does hurt.

“The beauty of it now is we have another opportunity next week to put the wrongs right. That is what this group will want to show next week.”