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History Shows, Wales Can Beat South Africa . . . But Earning Their Respect Is Something Else
There have been some seriously dark times in the rich, turbulent history that is Welsh rugby.
You only have to recall the countless thrashings by New Zealand - some of which are too painful to remember without feeling embarrassed - but South Africa dished out the worst beating on June 27, 1998.
In the last passage of play, replacement Springbok…