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Italy face off against Springboks in Friendlies Round 4 on Thu 5th November 2026 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 00:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 13:00 NZST in New Zealand, 11:00 AEST in Australia and 16:00 EST in the US.
Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Springboks sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy holds 9.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Italy in position 9 and Springboks in position 1 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Italy vs Springboks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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