By SABC Sport
23rd November 2024
The match will serve as the Boks' season and tour finale, and after a stellar year, the men in green and gold are determined to finish strong and avoid stumbling at the final hurdle.
Victory would see the Rassie Erasmus' men complete the season with 11 wins out of 13 and emerge with a perfect record on their November tour for the first time since 2013.
The Boks were not pleased with some aspects of their performance against England last weekend and, somewhat ominously for an under-fire Wales team, they are determined to put that right on Saturday - even as they warned against underestimating their hosts.
"We know what Wales are experiencing at the moment and we all saw their score last week. But if one looks at their forwards in particular, they won over five scrum penalties, and they have a pack that can lay a good foundation," said Kolisi.
"Within our camp, however, the focus is on ourselves, and we want to ensure that we deliver a better performance than we did in the last two games and finish the season properly.
"We've faced Wales many times, and playing against them in Cardiff is a different story. In fact, many of us have lost against them here before," said the Bok captain.
Kolisi added that the hosts' passionate supporters at a packed stadium would make them a tougher proposition.
"There's always a great atmosphere at the Principality Stadium and their fans really get behind them and stand by them, and we have no doubt it will be the same tomorrow," he said.
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick, meanwhile, also stressed that the Boks are targeting an improved performance in Cardiff on Saturday.
"We are looking for a complete team performance for 80 minutes," he said.
"We were not as effective in our execution and discipline as we would have liked to be against England, and that's not the way we want to play, so we are determined to improve on that performance.
"We take pride in the way we do things, so we want to finish the season on a strong note, and see the forwards and backs complement one another until the final whistle.
"The motivation is high in the team to finish the tour with three wins out of three. If we don't finish the season well, we'll be frustrated for the next six months."
Saturday's match kicks off at 19h40 SA time.