South Africa v Wales TV channel, kick-off time and live stream details

Wales lock horns with South Africa in the first match of their summer internationals this afternoon.

It will be the first time the Springboks have played a match since they defeated New Zealand 12-11 in the Rugby World Cup final last year.

The teams previously clashed at the Principality Stadium last summer. In a World Cup warm-up game for both teams, the visitors put Wales to the sword in a 52-16 battering in Cardiff, with tries from Jesse Kriel (two), Canan Moodie (two), Pieter-Steph du Toit and Damian Willemse contributing to their victory.

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Things were a lot different two years ago. Wales toured South Africa in 2022, and unfortunately lost the series 2-1. The first encounter was a nail-biting 32-29 victory for the 'Boks, with Wales securing an historic first-ever win on South African soil in the second Test. It wasn't to be in Cape Town on matchday three, with the home side winning 30-14.

Wales are now majorly inexperienced when compared to the 2022 version of themselves. The Springboks are not quite at full strength either, but they have still named a formidable team that is capable of beating most Tier One nations.

Below, you can find out the relevant details about today's match in London.

What time is South Africa v Wales kick-off?

South Africa v Wales kicks off at 2pm on Saturday, June 22, at Twickenham Stadium in London.

What TV channel is South Africa v Wales on?

South Africa v Wales is being shown live S4C and on Sky Sports Action.

Coverage begins at 1.30pm on both Sky and S4C.

What about live streaming?

You can live stream the match by using the S4c Clic app or Sky Go on desktop, mobile and tablet.

What's the team news?

Scarlets prop Henry Thomas was initially meant to start at tight-head prop, but an injury has forced Gatland to introduce Cardiff Rugby man Keiron Assiratti from the replacements. Subsequently, Harri O'Connor comes on to the bench.

Joining Assiratti in the front row is Dewi Lake and Gareth Thomas. There isn't much depth in the second rows, but Matthew Screech and Ben Carter will be hoping to prove to fans they are deserving of a starting spot in the team. Aaron Wainwright is joined by James Botham and Taine Plumtree in the back row.

Liam Williams, who has been playing his rugby out in Japan for the past season, has been named to play on the wing. Cardiff Rugby full-back Cameron Winnett solidifies his role at full-back and is flanked by Dragons man Rio Dyer.

Sam Costelow takes on the mantle at fly-half and is joined by uncapped Cardiff Rugby nine Ellis Bevan in the half-backs.

Wales XV: Cameron Winnett; Liam Williams, Owen Watkin, Mason Grady, Rio Dyer; Sam Costelow, Ellis Bevan; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake (captain), Keiron Assiratti, Matthew Screech, Ben Carter, Taine Plumtree, James Botham, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O'Connor, James Ratti, Mackenzie Martin, Gareth Davies, Eddie James, Jacob Beetham.

Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named as captain for the Springboks, and it's the first time he has been skipper of his country since they played Wales back in 2018. Wales won that Test 20-22.

Prop Vincent Koch is in line to earn his 50th cap for South Africa, and wouldn't have done so if it wasn't for the kindness of team-mate Frans Malherbe. You can read more about that here.

Sout Africa XV: Aphelele Fassi; Edwill van der Merwe, Jesse Kriel, Andre Estherhuizen, Makazole Mapimpi; Jordan Hendrikse, Faf de Klerk; Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Vincent Koch, Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, Kwagga Smith, Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain), Evan Roos.

Replacements: Bongi Mbonambi, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Frans Malherbe, Salmaan Moerat, Ben-Jason Dixon, Grant Williams, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian de Allende.

What have the coaches said?

Wales head coach Warren Gatland: "For us we've got to be smart with our game management as well. We've spoken about that as a group and making sure we stay in the fight and the battle.

"When there is a chance for us to shift the ball and attack we need to be prepared to go but we've got to make sure that we don't try to force that and end up putting ourselves under pressure and having to get out of our 22. That was something that we were guilty of in the Six Nations.

"We had 11 turnovers in our 22 compared to the World Cup where we had one. That put us under a huge amount of pressure trying to deal with that. We have spoken about that so hopefully there will be that focus on our game management."

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus: "We knew what challenges we would face in selecting the squad for this training camp and the Wales Test, but as a team we turned it into a fantastic opportunity to blood a few youngsters and expose them to the national set-up, which will be vital in the next few years as we build a squad capable of trying to win the Rugby World Cup in 2027."