The Warm Up: ‘The South African defence is an animal! ‘
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4.6 • 961 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Lauren Salter previews Wales’ final Autumn International against South Africa, with Jonathan Davies, Alex Cuthbert and former Springbok, Thinus Delport
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.5 | This winter, cricket's oldest rivalry is reignited. |
| 0:15.0 | England and Australia do battle to compete for the ashes. |
| 0:20.8 | That is extraordinary. |
| 0:23.1 | Hear live ball by ball commentary on Fife Sports Extra. |
| 0:27.4 | And get analysis and reaction of every day's play with the Test Match Special podcast. |
| 0:32.9 | The Stamps out of the ground. |
| 0:34.4 | Test match special at the Ashes. |
| 0:37.3 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:44.6 | Well, it's not the hope that kills you. It's knowing it's the hope that kills you, |
| 0:48.7 | that kills you. And for 60 minutes or so on the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Perhaps one or two of you allowed yourselves to believe |
| 0:57.5 | to dream of a first win against New Zealand in 72 years. |
| 1:01.7 | But of course, it ended with defeat. |
| 1:04.2 | And as the curtain comes down on another autumn campaign for Wales, |
| 1:08.1 | well, there's one more stop left for this South African juggernaut in Cardiff |
| 1:12.3 | this weekend. Joining me then to look ahead to another huge weekend for Steve Tandy and his men. |
| 1:18.4 | Two men who have beaten the Springboks, Jonathan Davis and Alex Cuthbert, and a man who ran out 18 times |
| 1:24.4 | for the bocker, Tina Stel Putt. First thing, first, first, you slow horses fans? I love a bit Jackson allowing me. There we go. I knew it wouldn't be lost, aren't you? But Tina's great to have you with us. Fond memories of Cardiff only played for the box once against Wales in 2000, but came back two years later for a runout with the Barbas. Yeah, no, we'll get to the barbas game. |
| 1:45.7 | That was phenomenal. |
| 1:47.5 | I think any time you play for the barbas, |
| 1:49.3 | it is certainly a rugby experience and life experience you'll never forget. |
| 1:54.8 | But only had the one game against Wales at the Millennium Stadium or Principality. |
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