Even the usually reliable Stephen Jones was off target with two kicks at goal. But it looked as though Wales were back on track when some midfield magic from Adrian Durston paved the way for an all-hands-in try on the right for wing Nick Walne. Yet Wales conceded a try on the stroke of half-time at the base of a scrum on their own line to the No 8 Warren Brosnihan and du Toit's conversion virtually put the Boks out of sight.The introduction of Chris Stephens in the heart of the Welsh pack in the second half breathed new life into the home effort and a penalty from Jones was followed by a brilliant try from the Bath scrum-half Gareth Cooper which Jones also converted. Now there were only nine points in it and Wales had the slight sense of victory in their nostrils. But they couldn't muster enough momentum to bridge the gap and a penalty from the Dan Van Zyl and a kick and chase try from du Toit sealed victory for the visitors.WALES A: Tries Walne, Cooper Conversions S Jones Penalties S Jones.

SOUTH AFRICA: Tries Du Toit, Terblanche, Wasserman, Brosnihan Conversions Du Toit 4. Penalties Du Toit, Van Zyl.WALES A: M Cardey; N Walne, J Robinson, A Durston, C Morgan; S Jones, G Cooper; D Jones, R McBryde (capt), B Evans, D Jones, J Griffiths, M Williams, G Thomas, E Lewis. Replacements: C Stephens for Griffiths, 41; J Humphreys for McBryde, 68; A Popham for Thomas, 71; C Anthony for Evans, 71; P John for Cooper, 71; A Marinos for Morgan, 78; L Jarvis for S Jones, 79.SOUTH AFRICA: G du Toit; S Terblanche, D Kayser, J Mulder, G Passens; C Rossouw, D van Zyl; C van der Merwe, D du Preez, L Sephaka, V Matfield, H Louw, H Gerber, W Brosinham, J Wasserman. Replacements: T Manana for Gerber, 41, E Fynn for Sephaka, 62; C Davidson for Van Zyl, 72; Q Davids for Matfield, 79; R Loudscher for Mulder, 74.Referee: A Rolland (Ireland)..

Lee Childs has not had to suffer as much ribbing from his peers as he anticipated since he started to attract publicity as a British tennis prospect, but he did receive a telephone call from Jeremy Bates, the former British No 1, pretending to be a reporter. Lee Childs has not had to suffer as much ribbing from his peers as he anticipated since he started to attract publicity as a British tennis prospect, but he did receive a telephone call from Jeremy Bates, the former British No 1, pretending to be a reporter. "I thought I knew the voice, but I was answering questions about winning the Nationals before I realised who it was," Childs said.The next voices Childs will hear will no doubt offer the 18-year-old from Somerset advice on how to pick himself up after his first setback as a wild card on the mainstream ATP Tour, a 6-2, 6-4 defeat by Ivan Ljubicic, of Croatia, in the second round of the Samsung Open here yesterday.Encouragingly, Childs appears to have the common sense to deal with the vicissitudes of the sport. He may have his eye on a Ferrari if his game takes off (he is due to take a driving test in a couple of weeks), but he knows his career is still in first gear "Competing at this level tastes very sweet," he said. "In a few years time I could be a regular on the Tour."In the meantime, he intends to build his entry system ranking from No 424 as quickly as possible to avoid getting stuck in a rut on the satellite and challenger circuits. "You can get in the routine of satellites and challengers and get dragged down," Childs said. "It's good to play up a level to get the feel of it."Breaking free from the nursery slopes, where meagre points are fought over like scraps from a banquet, can be a long and frustrating process, which is why Childs is eager to improve every aspect of his game and learn from every experience.The lessons from yesterday's defeat were as important to his development as the bonus of Monday's win on his Tour debut against Armenia's Sargis Sargsian.