South Africa
42 - 24
Italy
05 Jul 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
Loftus Versfeld
South Africa secured a commanding 42-24 victory over Italy in an international friendly at Loftus Versfeld. Jesse Kriel opened the scoring with a try in the 10th minute, quickly followed by a conversion from Pollard. Italy's Lorenzo Cannone received a yellow card, which contributed to South Africa's dominance as they added three more tries in the first half, including a brace from Morne van den Berg. Italy fought back with a try from Manuel Zuliani just after halftime, but South Africa responded with a powerful performance, highlighted by a try from Vincent Koch. The game saw Italy's Niccolo Cannone scoring late, but South Africa's relentless attack, led by Pollardโs accurate kicking, proved too much. Key substitutions did not diminish South Africa's momentum as they maintained control throughout the match. Ultimately, South Africa's depth and skill were evident in their comprehensive victory.
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Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 10' try Jesse Kriel
- 11' conversion Handre Pollard
- 17' substitution Simone Ferrari
- 22' yellow_card Lorenzo Cannone
- 22' try Morne van den Berg
- 22' conversion Handre Pollard
- 27' penalty Giacomo Da Re
- 29' try Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 30' conversion Handre Pollard
- 30' substitution Muhamed Hasa
- 32' yellow_card_complete Lorenzo Cannone
- 36' try Morne van den Berg
- 37' conversion Handre Pollard
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 45' try Manuel Zuliani
- 46' conversion Giacomo Da Re
- 47' substitution Ox Nche
- 47' substitution Malcolm Marx
- 47' substitution Wilco Louw
- 47' substitution Eben Etzebeth
- 47' substitution Lood de Jager
- 48' substitution Lorenzo Cannone
- 54' substitution Morne van den Berg
- 54' substitution Danilo Fischetti
- 54' substitution Jasper Wiese
- 54' substitution Simone Ferrari
- 54' substitution Alessandro Fusco
- 56' try Vincent Koch
- 57' conversion Handre Pollard
- 58' substitution Manuel Zuliani
- 61' substitution Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
- 61' substitution Andrea Zambonin
- 62' try Pablo Dimcheff
- 62' substitution Damian de Allende
- 63' conversion Giacomo Da Re
- 67' try Niccolo Cannone
- 68' conversion Giacomo Da Re
- 73' try Marco van Staden
- 73' yellow_card Alessandro Izekor
- 73' conversion Handre Pollard
- 76' substitution Marco Zanon
- 80' full_time