Wales lose wing Adams for South Africa Test

Wales have suffered a late blow for Saturday's Nations Championship game against South Africa in Durban (16:40 BST) after wing Josh Adams was ruled out with a calf injury.

Steve Tandy had selected the Cardiff back for the fixture against the world champions at Kings Park but Ellis Mee will now step into the starting line-up.

Adams did not take a full part in final preparations in Durban on Friday and was officially withdrawn from the side before the warm-up.

The wing had started all of Wales' games in 2026 and scored a poacher's try against Fiji in the opening fixture of the Nations Championship.

The 31-year-old scored the crucial try when Wales won for the first time on South African soil in the second of three summer Tests in 2022.

Mee had been set to miss out on the Springboks Test after Wales recalled wing Louis Rees-Zammit, who was on the bench for the 35-21 defeat by Argentina.

Full-back Blair Murray did not start in the Six Nations but has worn the 15 jersey in all three Nations Championship Tests and the uncapped fixture against the Barbarians.

South Africa: Fassi; Williams, Kriel, de Allende, Arendse; Moyo, Reinach; Steenekamp, Marx, Sadie, C Wiese, van Heerden, de Villiers, PS du Toit (capt), J Wiese.

Replacements: Venter, Wessels, Louw, Dixon, van Staden, Jantjies, Libbok, Willemse.

Wales: Murray; Rees-Zammit, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Mee; Edwards, Tomos Williams; Carre, Lake (capt), D Lewis, Teddy Williams, Beard, Mann, J Morgan, Wainwright.

Replacements: Elias, N Smith, Warren, F Thomas, Reffell, Botham, Morgan-Williams, Hawkins.

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR) & James Doleman (NZRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZRFU)