Wales coach expressed pride despite the 23-19 defeat while South Africas Fourie du Preez revealed the winning try had been rehearsedWarren Gatland said he was proud of his injury-ravaged squad after a late Fourie du Preez try denied Wales a moment successive World Cup semi-final. Wales,lost four first-choice backs, were leading 19-18 with five minutes to proceed when Duane Vermeulen and Du Preez combined at a scrum to create the try that took the Springboks through to the last four one month after losing to Japan.“I couldn’t have asked for any more from the players, or ” the Wales head coach said. “They gave everything and left the field having emptied their tanks. In the end,we were not top-notch enough. You have to give credit to South Africa, who stayed in there.
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Source: theguardian.com