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Cape Town - We all know there's only ONE statistic that really counts in any rugby match - the final score.
As it happened: All Blacks v Springboks
There's no comments column for 'how you got there', it's just that after 80 minutes you're ahead on the scoreboard that matters!
The Springboks recorded one of the great all-time Test wins over their fiercest rivals - the All Blacks - in Wellington on Saturday.
It was just the 36th win in 96 meetings for South Africa.
The official SANZAAR stats from the match make for staggering reading.
Although 'all time' stats aren't kept, it's hard to believe that in rugby union's long history that a losing side has ever dominated the statistics to such a degree as the All Blacks did at the Westpac Stadium.
ON ATTACK
TRIES
New Zealand - 6
South Africa - 5
METRES CARRIED
New Zealand - 624
South Africa - 245
CARRIES
New Zealand - 215
South Africa - 59
DEFENDERS BEATEN
New Zealand - 39
South Africa - 12
PASSES
New Zealand - 257
South Africa - 64
OFFLOADS
New Zealand - 14
South Africa - 3
POSSESSION
New Zealand - 75.3%
South Africa - 24.7%
ON DEFENCE
TACKLES
New Zealand - 61
South Africa - 235
MISSED TACKLES
New Zealand - 12
South Africa - 39
BREAKDOWN
RUCKS WON
New Zealand - 155
South Africa - 41
SET PLAY
SCRUMS WON
New Zealand - 9
South Africa - 6
LINEOUTS WON
New Zealand - 13
South Africa - 7
DISCIPLINE
PENALTIES CONCEDED
New Zealand - 3
South Africa - 10
YELLOW CARDS
New Zealand - 0
South Africa - 1
FINAL SCORE?
New Zealand - 34
South Africa - 36
