Wales seek discipline, vow to take fight to Boks in Bloem: 'We won't roll over'

Wales' forwards' coach John Humphries says their discipline will have to be sharper if they harbour hopes of squaring the series when they meet the Springboks in the second Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

While the Welsh were unfortunate to lose the first Test 32-29 at Loftus Versfeld over the weekend, they also conceded four yellow cards.

Humphries admitted on Monday they'll need their full quota to thwart the Bok pack threat, but added they won't be standing back.

"Discipline is a huge part of a game and it's no secret that it was part of our undoing," Humphries said.

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"You're coming into a country that loves its rugby and up against a team that's respected for coming at you, so you can't take a step back.

"It's not about being illegal, it's about facing the challenge. We did that and we're certainly not going to roll over.

"We have to be on the front foot and that won't change."

The Welsh forwards actually had their best moment on the field when they had 13 men as in the 77th minute, they scored through replacement hooker Dewi Lake from a rolling maul.

The Welsh's rolling maul defence was excellent in the first half, but disintegrated in the second half due to the pressure from the Boks.

Humphries said they needed to make sure they have more opportunities in SA's 22 to get their own rolling maul going.

"We had 13 men on the field and we tried to problem solve from that perspective," Humphries said.

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"That part of the game was executed by guys who haven't been playing together for very long and been in those roles before.

"We just need to have more set-pieces