Beleaguered Wales have made five changes to their team to face South Africa on Saturday as they seek to end a record-breaking 11-match losing streak. Coach Warren Gatland on Wednesday dropped flyhalf Gareth Anscombe and picked Sam Costelow while Rio Dyer starts on the wing for the first time since the tour to Australia in July.

Wales attempt to avoid more unwanted history as they face South Africa in Cardiff this evening. Warren Gatland’s side are on a run of 11 straight Test match defeats, and should they be beaten by the Springboks it will be the first time since 1937 that they have gone an entire calendar year without a win.

Wales slumped to a 12th successive Test match defeat and head coach Warren Gatland saw the pressure ramped up on him as world champions South Africa won 45-12 at the Principality Stadium. For the first time since 1937,