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Springboks face off against Italy in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 2nd October 2027 at Adelaide Oval. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:45. In South Africa it’s at 05:45 SAST, 16:45 NZST in New Zealand, 14:45 AEST in Australia and 20:45 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 11.
The two sides are separated by 10 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and Italy in position 11 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.
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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