Previewing the arrival of the Wales rugby tourists of 1998 — those of the 96-13 Test collapse at Loftus Versfeld and that — a South African magazine informed its readers that the Welsh were no longer the force they used to be.
They referenced the 60-26 thrashing England had dished out to their neighbours in that year’s Five Nations Championship.
The glossy publication noted: “The annihilation of Wales was a tremendous spectacle, but only one thought lingered long after the predominantly happy crowd had gone home — it was, after all, only Wales.”
