The defeat to the Dragons last week saw the world champions drop from first to third in the world rankings.

Furthermore, the Boks have never lost a Test to Wales in South Africa this is a record the visitors are well aware of.

Pivac said while they are chasing history, the Boks will feel the heat on Saturday.

“We will put the first two Tests behind us and look at this as a one-off game. It’s winner-takes-all really, a series win.

“There will be pressure on the home team, there’s no doubt about that, because going in, they were red-hot favourites.

“To be taken to the last game, that adds a bit of spice, a little bit of pressure.

“But they are a quality team, and if you look at the team-sheet, it’s close to the team that we played in the first Test, and that was a humdinger.

“Both squads have been together a bit longer now, so it’s going to be a fair old challenge for us.

“But all the soreness and tiredness of the tour goes out of the window when you get that adrenaline when kick-off comes.”

Tomorrow’s series deciding Test at the Cape Town Stadium kicks off at 17:05.

Springboks - 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Trevor Nyakane

Replacements - 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Elrigh Louw, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Willie le Roux

Wales - 15 Liam Williams, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 George North, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar (captain), 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Gareth Thomas

Replacements - 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Alun Wyn Jones, 20 Josh Navidi, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Gareth Anscombe, 23 Owen Watkin

Morgan Piek OFM Sport