Dewi Lake has underlined Wales’ fierce perception that they will overturn a Check collection deficit and make historical past in South Africa.
Wales face the Springboks in Bloemfontein subsequent Saturday after struggling an agonising 32-29 series-opening defeat.
Hooker Lake’s late strive hauled Wales degree as they chased a primary victory over the Springboks in South Africa on the eleventh try.
However skipper Dan Biggar missed the conversion, earlier than Springboks full-back Damian Willemse booted a match-winning penalty with the sport’s remaining kick.
A gripping contest proved far nearer than many had predicted, with Wales having arrived on tour following a Guinness Six Nations residence defeat in opposition to Italy three months in the past.
“We can have the bit between our tooth going into the subsequent Check, and we are going to again ourselves to do it,” Lake informed the Welsh Rugby Union official web site.
“We’ve nonetheless received an opportunity to create historical past. We’re just one down, and might nonetheless win it 2-1. It’s not a case of it’s executed for us and we’re out of it.
“The suggestion all through the week was that we had no probability in any respect, however we’ve proved that one to be unsuitable already.
“We again ourselves to come back out and do a job, and over the subsequent two weeks it’s as much as us to do this. Convey on the subsequent two weeks.
“We spoke in regards to the toll it is going to tackle us as a squad, each mentally and bodily, for the previous couple of weeks, however till you’re truly in it you don’t get any feeling for it.”
The Wales squad will depart their Johannesburg base for Bloemfontein on Thursday, the place two earlier encounters in opposition to South Africa noticed the vacationers crushed 34-19 in 2002 and and 43-17 six years later.
We’re right here to place up a struggle, and we’re right here to win video games
Dewi Lake
And one space they need to tighten is self-discipline after 4 Wales gamers – Biggar, Alun Wyn Jones, Louis Rees-Zammit and Rhys Carre – acquired yellow playing cards through the first Check.
Lake added: “If you end up taking part in the most effective group on the earth you possibly can’t give away 15-17 penalties and 4 yellow playing cards since you simply aren’t going to beat them.
“We’ve proven we’re right here to play. We’re right here to place up a struggle, and we’re right here to win video games. I’m trying ahead to the subsequent couple of weeks.”
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac, in the meantime, is about to call considered one of uncapped front-row pair Sam Wainwright and Harri O’Connor on the replacements’ bench in Bloemfontein.
Prop Tomas Francis will miss the sport after struggling concussion through the first Check. He should now observe a compulsory stand-down interval of 12 days.
Saracens tighthead Wainwright was known as into the tour squad as substitute for an injured Leon Brown, whereas Scarlets ahead O’Connor was added to the preliminary 33-player group simply earlier than departure to South Africa.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
