GARETH ANSCOMBE may have missed the birth of his child by a few hours this week – but there was no missing the posts to secure a piece of Welsh rugby history.
Having delayed joining the tour for as long as he could, his baby boy was born while he was flying to South Africa.
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Wales battled to a historic victoryGetty
And he capped a momentous week by converting Josh Adams’ 78th-minute try from the touchline.
The victory saw Wales win in South Africa for the first time after 11 consecutive defeats.
Wales had to fight back from 12-3 down in the last 15 minutes after a string of Handre Pollard penalties at the start of the second half threatened to scupper their hopes.
But Saracens prop Sam Wainwright, who has yet to start a Premiership game, stepped off the bench late on to win a scrum penalty from Wales struck.
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It was sweet revenge for last week’s agonising last-gasp defeat in Pretoria and sets up a series decider in Cape Town next week.
And it capped a stunning day for the Home Nations after wins for England and Ireland in the southern hemisphere.
Jubilant head coach Wayne Pivac said: “Gareth is a quality kicker and I always had faith in him that he’d get that kick.
“There was so much passion in the changing room at half-time. The boys wanted to get the job done, especially after last week.
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“It wasn’t easy but we stayed in it to the end to get that final chance – and we took it.”
The Boks had made a surprising 14 changes for this match – and it backfired with a disjointed performance.
However World Cup winner Pollard put Wales on the back foot with his kicks and when Dan Biggar was taken off injured and Alun Wyn Jones was binned – it looked bleak for Wales.
But the Dragons kept their cool to set up the late winner and silence the Toyota Stadium.