Italy

6 - 35

Full Time

South Africa

Italy vs South Africa

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Italy have won 140 rucks so far this game.

80'

Francois Venter has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies adds the two points for South Africa.

78'

That's a great try assist by Rudy Paige.

75'

Try

A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Franco Mostert.

74'

South Africa have won 80 rucks so far this game.

74'

Daniel du Preez comes on for South Africa.

73'

Pieter-Steph du Toit leaves the field.

73'

Giovanni Licata has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70'

Matteo Minozzi comes on.

70'

Tommaso Castello comes off.

70'

Francesco Minto comes on.

68'

Marco Fuser comes off.

68'

Dean Budd has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

67'

Elton Jantjies comes on.

65'

Handre Pollard comes off.

65'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Trevor Nyakane getting some game time.

65'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Wilco Louw being replaced.

65'

Italy have won 120 rucks so far this game.

63'

Handre Pollard has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61'

Italy make a substitution with Tizano Pasquali coming on.

60'

Italy make a substitution with Simone Ferrari coming off.

60'

Wilco Louw has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

60'

South Africa sub Franco Mostert comes onto the field.

60'

Eben Etzebeth departs for South Africa.

60'

Warrick Gelant comes on for South Africa.

60'

Courtnall Skosan leaves the field.

60'

Chiliboy Ralepelle comes on.

60'

Mbongeni Mbonami comes off.

60'

Italy have won 100 rucks so far this game.

59'

Duane Vermeulen has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59'

Eben Etzebeth has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59'

South Africa have won 60 rucks so far this game.

58'

Francois Louw has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57'

Trouble here as Tommaso Castello breaches the defence.

56'

Italy have won 80 rucks so far this game.

56'

Steven Kitshoff has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55'

Ian McKinley comes on.

54'

Carlo Canna comes off.

54'

Rudy Paige comes on.

54'

Ross Cronje comes off.

54'

Mbongeni Mbonami has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Pieter-Steph du Toit has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Federico Zani getting some game time.

48'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Andrea Lovotti being replaced.

48'

Italy make a substitution with Leonardo Ghiraldini coming on.

48'

Italy make a substitution with Luca Bigi coming off.

48'

Italy sub Renato Giammarioli comes onto the field.

48'

Braam Steyn departs for Italy.

48'

Edoardo Gori comes on for Italy.

48'

Marcello Violi leaves the field.

48'

Italy have won 60 rucks so far this game.

47'

Lodewyk De Jager has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46'

Conversion

Handre Pollard does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

44'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Steven Kitshoff places the ball down for the try.

43'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Carlo Canna steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

40'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jesse Kriel bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

34'

Conversion

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

34'

Handre Pollard sets up the try.

34'

Try

The kick through from South Africa has allowed Francois Venter to touch down.

33'

South Africa have won 40 rucks so far this game.

30'

Steven Kitshoff comes on.

27'

Tendai Mtawarira comes off.

27'

Conversion

Handre Pollard converts the try.

24'

Try

The South Africa pack has powered over for Mbongeni Mbonami to score the try.

23'

Penalty Goal

Carlo Canna kicks the penalty.

19'

Italy have won 40 rucks so far this game.

19'

Conversion

Handre Pollard has kicked a conversion.

15'

South Africa have won 20 rucks so far this game.

14'

Try

Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Francois Louw.

13'

Penalty Goal

Carlo Canna has kicked a penalty goal.

10'

A gap opened in the defence and Sergio Parisse took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Tommaso Boni goes through the gap.

Italy have won 20 rucks so far this game.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Italy v South Africa

Sat 25th November 2017, 06:00am PST

Points Flow Chart

South Africa win +29

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

85%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jantjies

78'

6 - 35

Mostert

74'

6 - 33

Pollard

44'

6 - 28

Kitshoff

43'

6 - 26

Half Time

Pollard

34'

6 - 21

Venter

33'

6 - 19

Pollard

24'

6 - 14

Mbonami

23'

6 - 12

Canna

6 - 7

19'

Pollard

15'

3 - 7

Louw

13'

3 - 5

Canna

3 - 0

10'

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Italy vs Springboks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Italy face off against Springboks in Internationals on Sat 25th November 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 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 10.

The two sides are separated by 9 places in the rankings with Italy in position 10 and Springboks in position 1 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.

Italy vs Springboks Squads

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.