Key facts and figures from match eight of Rugby World Cup 2011 on Sunday, 11 September. South Africa beat Wales 17-16 in Pool D at Wellington Regional Stadium.
– Toby Faletau (20 years 303 days old) is the youngest player to score a RWC try for Wales, breaking Gareth Thomas’ record by three days.
– Wales captain Sam Warburton is the youngest player to captain a World Cup side at 22 years and 341 days, smashing the record (23 years and 313 days) set by Takamichi Sasaki (JPN) in 2007.
– George North (WAL) at 19 years and 151 days is the fifth youngest player in RWC history and the youngest player to represent Wales at the Rugby World Cup, beating Dai Young’s record by 167 days.
– Frans Steyn’s third-minute try is the quickest of RWC 2011.
– James Hook’s penalty brought up Wales’ 700th RWC point. They are the seventh nation to reach that milestone.
– This is the first RWC match decided by one point since Australia beat Ireland 17-16 in the pool stage of RWC 2003.
– This is South Africa’s narrowest RWC win ever and their first one-point win since beating New Zealand 21-20 in September 2006.
– South Africa’s 815 caps among their starting XV makes them the most capped line-up in rugby history. It is the first time the Springboks have won a Test in which their starting XV boasted 700 caps or more.