Pieter-Steph du Toit led the charge with 20 tackles during the match, closely followed by Malcolm Marx (17) and Marco van Staden, who made an impressive 16 tackles in his 35 minutes on the field.

The Boks' strong defence had the All Blacks under pressure for large parts of the game and led to an intercept try for Kurt-Lee Arendse, as well as three tries from lineouts, who of which - by Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith - came from penalties conceded by the All Blacks, which Manie Libbok kicked into touch close to their tryline.

On attack, Damian Willemse made 11 ball carries for 131 metres, while Andre Esterhuizen made 91 metres from his eight carries. For a full statistical breakdown of the match, CLICK HERE.