South Africa 23-19 Wales: what went right and what went wrong

Wales tough pool games saw them run out of steam in the last 10 minutes, and they were undone by some decisions the referee Wayne Barnes should not have gone anywhere nearIt had seemed for so long as if this game might provide more evidence for the theory that tough pools actually benefit sides more than the softer ones do. South Africa looked messy and imprecise for all but the killer moment five minutes from the end when their two best players - by a country mile - combined to score the telling try. Until then, despite Wales assuming defensive mindset from as early as half an hour out, South…