Tonight's rugby news as Dan Biggar denies any wrongdoing in moment that lost the game and Tomas Francis update issued

Here are the latest rugby evening headlines on Saturday, July 2.

Wales captain Dan Biggar has denied any wrongdoing with the knock-on in the final play of the game which allowed South Africa to slot a penalty and win the game in the 82nd minute.

Biggar was penalised by Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli for a "deliberate" knock-on, but the Wales skipper has dubbed the decision "harsh".

He told Wales' post-match press conference: "That’s a tough one. I thought the penalty was harsh. The ball's hit my hand rather than me slapping it down."

When initially asked about the referee's performance, Biggar said: "We’ve got to look at ourselves first. We gave some easy ins and some easy decisions. It’s difficult to say too much when you’re quite emotional. Some felt a bit harsh but conversely when you give South Africa an in, it’s hard to stop and it’s probably hard to referee then."

Tomas Francis will miss Wales' second Test with South Africa next weekend and could yet miss the series finale the following week.

The Wales prop, who was brought on from the replacements bench in the second half of the 32-29 defeat to the Springboks, was forced to leave the field after just a few minutes after taking a knee to the head in a low tackle.

He will now progress through concussion protocols, and is therefore ruled out of next Saturday's Test. Speaking in the post-match press conference, Wales boss Wayne Pivac said the front-rower was okay in the dressing room but added: "He’ll definitely be out of the second Test. We’ll see about the third."

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has rued his team going down to 12 men against the world champion Springboks in their own backyard, citing the lack of discipline as "disappointing".

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