How to watch Wales v South Africa live on TV for free and full team news

John Evely

22 June 2024 at 5:08 am·2-min read

Wales kick off their summer international series in the unusual settings of Twickenham Stadium where they will take on South Africa on Saturday in the Qatar Airways Cup.

Warren Gatland has named a hugely inexperienced side for the game, with the Wales head coach set to cut down his squad from 39 to 34 before flying out to Australia for a two-Test series and uncapped game against the Queensland Reds.

Amongst the squad are Exeter Chiefs duo Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza, Bath pair Regan Grace and Archie Griffen, and Gloucester winger Josh Hathaway, but none of them will feature at Twickenham this weekend.

Here are all the ways you can follow the action from Saturday's game....

When is the game?

The Wales v South Africa are playing on Saturday, June 22 at Twickenham Stadium with tickets still available.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 2pm.

Is the game on TV or being streamed?

Yes. The match has been selected to be shown live by broadcasters Sky Sports. The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports Action

Coverage will start at 1pm.

The match will also be shown live for free on S4C which can been watched on BBC iPlayer, with coverage starting at 1.30pm.

What's the team news?

Wales: 15. Cameron Winnett, 14. Liam Williams, 13. Owen Watkin, 12. Mason Grady, 11. Rio Dyer, 10. Sam Costelow, 9. Ellis Bevan; 1. Gareth Thomas, 2. Dewi Lake, 3. Keiron Assiratti, 4. Matthew Screech, 5. Ben Carter, 6. Taine Plumtree, 7. James Botham, 8. Aaron Wainwright

Replacements: 16. Evan Lloyd, 17. Kemsley Mathias, 18. Harri O'Connor, 19. James Ratti, 20. Mackenzie Martin, 21. Gareth Davies, 22. Eddie James, 23. Jacob Beetham.

South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi; 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Andre Estherhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi; 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Faf de Klerk; 1 Ox Nche, 2 Malcolm Marx, 3 Vincent Koch, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Franco Mostert, 6 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8 Evan Roos.

Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23 Damian de Allende.

Who are the officials?

Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)

Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley (RFU) and Adam Leal (RFU)

TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)

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How to watch Wales v South Africa live on TV for free and full team news

When is the game?

What time is kick-off?

Is the game on TV or being streamed?

What's the team news?

Who are the officials?

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