Wales have arrived in Argentina to face the Pumas in San Juan, continuing nearly 60 years of touring history, before travelling on to play South Africa in Durban. This unusually brief visit — a single Nations Championship fixture after a 7,000-mile journey, with the squad flying out in two groups — has prompted BBC Sport Wales to look back at the drama of previous trips under head coach Steve Tandy.

The article recounts five earlier tours: the 1968 debut, when the two Tests were only later granted official status; the 1999 series win under Graham Henry, marred by an infamous brawl sparked by a punch on Dafydd James; the drawn 2004 series lit up by a Shane Williams hat-trick; the 2006 losses that launched Alun Wyn Jones's record-breaking career; and Warren Gatland's 2-0 success in 2018, during which Ross Moriarty was sent off. Several trips paired Argentina with a punishing South Africa leg, echoing the current schedule.