Wales coach proud of players’ despite 23-19 defeat. South Africa’s Fourie du Preez reveals winning try was rehearsedWarren Gatland said he was proud of his injury-ravaged squad after a late Fourie du Preez try denied Wales a second successive World Cup semi-final. Wales,missing four first-choice backs, were main 19-18 with five minutes to fade 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 couldnt maintain 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 well-behaved enough. You maintain to give credit to South Africa, who stayed in there.
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Source: theguardian.com