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South Africa
42 - 24
Full Time
Italy
Italy vs South Africa
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Match Information
South Africa v Italy 
Internationals 
Sat 5th July 2025, 08:10am PDT 
Loftus Versfeld 
Hollie Davidson Head to Head
Wins
2 Wins
0 Average Points scored
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
100%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
42-38
43-28
29-24
33-26
16-33
57-10
47-17
27-10
31-17
23-18
Previous Results
Last 2 Meetings
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South Africa v Italy Internationals Sat 5th July 2025, 08:10am PDT Loftus Versfeld Hollie Davidson Points Flow Chart
72
Mins in lead
0
89%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
50%
Possession Last 10 min
50%
7
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
Izekor
73' 40-24
Staden
40-24 73'
Re
68' 35-24
Cannone
67' 35-22
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
3
22m Entries
14
Avg. Points Scored
2.3
22m Entries
9
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
72' 72' 77' 79' 80' Key Players
12
Points 
Handre Pollard 2
Tries 
Morne Van Den Berg 15
Carries 
Damian Willemse 25
Tackles Completed 
Manuel Zuliani 2
Line Breaks 
Kurt-Lee Arendse 2
Turnovers Won Manuel Zuliani 7
Defenders Beaten Damian Willemse 59
Successful Passes Morne Van Den Berg Live Updates
That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Marco Zanon is replaced by Giulio Bertaccini
73'
Conversion
Handre Pollard has kicked a conversion 73'
Alessandro Izekor receives ten minutes in the sin bin
73'
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Springboks vs Italy Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Springboks face off against Italy in Internationals on Sat 5th July 2025 at Loftus Versfeld. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:10. In South Africa it’s at 17:10 SAST, 03:10 NZST in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST in Australia and 08:10 EST in the US.
Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.
World Rankings
Heading into the fixture, Springboks sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and Italy in position 12 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.
Springboks vs Italy Squads
The official squads for Springboks vs Italy will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
Other Fixtures
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