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South Africa
45 - 0
Full Time
Italy
Italy vs South Africa
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South Africa v Italy 
Internationals 
Sat 12th July 2025, 08:10am PDT 
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 
Andrew Brace 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 12th July 2025, 08:10am PDT Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Andrew Brace Points Flow Chart
74
Mins in lead
0
91%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
62%
Possession Last 10 min
38%
14
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
Libbok
45-0 81'
Wessels
43-0 80'
Odiase
72' 36-0
Mapimpi
36-0 72'
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
3.2
22m Entries
14
Avg. Points Scored
0
22m Entries
3
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
68' 68' 70' 72' 78' Key Players
10
Points 
Edwill Van Der Merwe 2
Tries Edwill Van Der Merwe 13
Carries 
Pieter-Steph du Toit 20
Tackles Completed 
Ross Vintcent 3
Line Breaks Edwill Van Der Merwe 2
Turnovers Won 
Alessandro Garbisi 3
Defenders Beaten 
Andre Esterhuizen 45
Successful Passes 
Grant Williams Live Updates
That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Another two points for South Africa thanks to Manie Libbok's conversion 80'
Try
Jan-Hendrik Wessels scores a try for South Africa 80'
Conversion
Manie Libbok has scored the conversion 73'
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Springboks vs Italy Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Springboks face off against Italy in Internationals on Sat 12th July 2025 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. 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.
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