And that is that. Wales, having escaped from the Pool of Death, were unable to banish the Springboks and their World Cup is over. It was a step too far for a broken and bruised squad. 

Now Warren Gatland must cajole his team for a whip-round for the £19.60 needed to cross the Severn Bridge, assuming they're going back over the bridge on coach. 

Thanks, as always, for joining us. But don't despair, there's another quarter-final this evening  - France are preparing for a humdinger with New Zealand and live coverage of that has already begun.

Click here to join my colleague Mike Henson, who will guide you through that Cardiff corker. 

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TV presenter Gethin Jones sums up how most Welsh fans are probably feeling.

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Bryan Habana did not score the try he needed to become the most prolific try scorer in World Cup history, but he played his part in a nerve-shredding encounter. 

To say South Africa have the upper hand against Wales is perhaps an understatement. Wales have only won two matches against the Boks in the last 100 years. 

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As we bring this live commentary to a close, here's one final stat for you of the match. 

Wales’ half-backs - Gareth Davies and Dan Biggar - scored all the points for their side for the third game at this World Cup. 

The last time Wales’ starting half-backs scored all of Wales’ points in a single Test match before this tournament came at the 2011 World Cup against France. Make of that what you will. 

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It could become quite grim up north. 

Southern hemisphere sides have, historically, dominated this tournament and seem likely to do so in this one, too. 

Penalties hurt Wales today. They conceded 12 in total (highlighted by the black dots) in key areas of the pitch. 

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Fly-half Handre Pollard took advantage kicking five of them (shown by the white dots) and, in the end, his two misses did not cost his side.

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Wales did beat South Africa last November, but they could have beaten Australia last Saturday, they could have beaten South Africa today... 

South Africa's two greatest golfers are happy and impressed with their countrymen's performance in London. 

Wales fans would have been optimistic at half-time with their side leading 13-12. But perhaps a deeper look into history would added a jolt of realism to those optimistic souls. 

The Springboks have trailed at half-time against Wales eight times in Test rugby but gone on to win seven of those games.

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Tom Bennett isn't looking to visit Wales anytime soon, so it seems...

BBC commentator Cennydd Davies pictures Wales boss Warren Gatland and captain Sam Warburton as they speak to the media at Twickenham.

If you didn't know the result, the body language would say it all. 

Wales' recent history against the southern hemisphere's big cheeses makes for painful reading.

South Africa have now won 17 of their last 18 against Wales, with seven of their last eight victories coming by fewer than 10 points.

If only there was a prize for coming so close on so many occasions. 

Wales' defence stood firm until the final five minutes against a crushing wave of Springbok attacks in the second half. 

Their famous back-row triumvirate were to the fore, hunting in a pack, chopping down South African attacks, and no-one was more heroic in defence than flanker Dan Lydiate who made 21 tackles (missing just one) before being replaced late in the second half.

Sam Warburton and Taulupe Faletau notched 17 tackles each. The only South African to reach double figures was Schalk Burger with 10.

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