Wales vs SA: top stats performers - tackles, turnovers & more

The physicality of the World Champion Springboks saw them through to victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium in a hard-fought match in difficult conditions. Wales ran the men in green close but the powerful forward play of the latter ensured that the score would be in their favour at the final whistle. 

We take a look at the stats columns to identify the top performers in the match. 

Tackles: 

Will Rowlands (Wales) - 19 

Taine Basham (Wales) - 13 

Lood de Jager (SA) - 12 

Carries: 

Frans Steyn (SA) - 10 

Will Rowlands, Josh Adams, Johnny McNicholl (Wales) - 9 

Taine Basham, Damian de Allende (SA) - 8 

Metres gained: 

Frans Steyn (SA) - 63 

Makazole Mapimpi (SA) - 37 

Cobus Reinach & Damian de Allende (SA) - 31 

Defenders beaten: 

Frans Steyn (SA) & Nick Tompkins (Wales) - 4 

Cobus Reinach (SA), Tomos Williams (Wales) - 3 

Aaron Wainright, Josh Adams (Wales), Kwagga Smith, Damian de Allende & Malcolm Marx (SA) - 2 

Turnovers won: 

Aaron Wainwright (Wales) - 3 

Ellis Jenkins, Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales) & Kwagga Smith (SA) - 2