Wales couldn't quite get the job done as they fell to a 30-14 defeat in the series decider against South Africa. But after the shambolic end to the Six Nations, they will return home with reputation restored after a battling effort over the three- Test campaign.
Here's what the media in South Africa and the UK are saying after Saturday's events in Cape Town. The Cape Town Stadium is almost made for a party, and while the Springboks were far from perfect against Wales, there were enough good signs for the South African fans to leave the grand arena with smiles on their faces on Saturday night.
The final score was 30-14 to the Boks, but it could so easily have been 50-14. It was a much better performance from Jacques Nienaber’s side compared to the first two Tests, as they at least tried to take the game to the Welsh instead of just playing off their mistakes.
And they made sure that they didn’t allow history to be rewritten for a second week in a row as they denied the Welsh a first series win in South Africa.