South Africa pulled off a shock 36-34 victory over the world champion All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday, steered home by the accurate boot of Handre Pollard.
It was New Zealand’s first loss in the competition in three years, although they remain head of the table with two rounds still to play.
The All Blacks outscored the Springboks six tries to five but pivot Beauden Barrett was successful with only two of six shots at goal, while Pollard landed five out of six.
Here, we take a look at the key stats from the match.
89: Metres made by All Blacks winger Rieko Ioane. The Auckland Blues star used his speed to break down the granite-like Springboks defence and attempted to put his teammates in better attacking positions
2: Tries scored by Ioane in a sterling display. The 21-year-old has now recorded 18 international tries in 18 appearances.
6: Defenders beaten for Ben Smith and Ioane. The pair beat more defenders than any other player, with centre Ryan Crotty following closely behind on four.
28: Tackles made by Pieter-Steph du Toit. The Springboks back-rower completed 87.5 per cent of his attempted tackles and put his body on the line at every opportunity to disrupt the All Blacks momentum.
6: Missed tackles by fly-half Pollard. Although he was flawless from the boot, the 24-year-old missed nearly 40 per cent of his attempted 16 tackles. His half-back partner Faf du Klerk was next on the missed tackle charts with four.
633: Metres made by the All Blacks, which is over 60 per cent more than the 245 made by the Springboks.
79: Per cent territory for the All Blacks in contrast to 21 per cent for the Springboks. Unfortunately, the home side could not turn territory into points.
83: Per cent success rate from the boot of Pollard who landed five out of six kicks, in comparison to a dire 33 per cent success rate for Barrett (two out of six kicks).
193: Tackles made by the Springboks in contrast to just 36 for the All Blacks. Du Toit, with his stunning 28 tackles, nearly managed more tackles than the entire New Zealand team.
10: Penalties conceded by the Springboks in comparison to just three by the All Blacks.
