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South Africa South Africa 45 - 0 Italy Italy

Full time

12 Jul 2025

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

South Africa vs Italy head to head

馃帀 1
馃憦 1
馃敟 4
馃槶 1

South Africa showcased their dominance against Italy with a commanding 45-0 victory. Grant Williams opened the scoring with an early try, followed by Edwill van der Merwe's first of two tries shortly after. Despite Jasper Wiese receiving a red card at the 20-minute mark, South Africa maintained their momentum, with van der Merwe scoring again and Canan Moodie also crossing the try line before halftime. Manie Libbok had an excellent day with the boot, converting five tries. In the second half, Malcolm Marx and Makazole Mapimpi added to the tally, and Jan-Hendrik Wessels capped off the scoring with a late try. Italy struggled to find any rhythm and were unable to penetrate South Africa's defense. Overall, it was a comprehensive display by the Springboks, highlighting their attacking prowess and defensive solidity.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 15.5°C (Feels like 12.7°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 12.5 km/h, gusting to 23.0 km/h Humidity: 64% Cloud Cover: 5%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 8'

    Try

    Grant Williams 路 South Africa

    5 - 0
  • 15'

    Try

    Edwill van der Merwe 路 South Africa

    10 - 0
  • 17'

    Substitution

    Giulio Bertaccini on for Jacopo Trulla 路 Italy

  • 20'

    Red Card

    Jasper Wiese 路 South Africa

  • 29'

    Substitution

    Ox Nche on for Thomas du Toit 路 South Africa

  • 30'

    Try

    Edwill van der Merwe 路 South Africa

    15 - 0
  • 31'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    17 - 0
  • 37'

    Try

    Canan Moodie 路 South Africa

    22 - 0
  • 37'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    24 - 0
  • Halftime 24 - 0
  • Second Half
  • 44'

    Yellow Card

    Wilco Louw 路 South Africa

  • 47'

    Yellow Card

    Danilo Fischetti 路 Italy

  • 50'

    Try

    Malcolm Marx 路 South Africa

    29 - 0
  • 51'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    31 - 0
  • 51'

    Substitution

    Pablo Dimcheff on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 路 Italy

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Muhamed Hasa on for Simone Ferrari 路 Italy

  • 54'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Wilco Louw 路 South Africa

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Cobus Reinach on for Grant Williams 路 South Africa

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Cobus Wiese on for Salmaan Moerat 路 South Africa

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu on for Willie Le Roux 路 South Africa

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Ethan Hooker on for Canan Moodie 路 South Africa

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Evan Roos on for Marco van Staden 路 South Africa

  • 57'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Danilo Fischetti 路 Italy

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Alessandro Izekor on for Sebastian Negri 路 Italy

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels on for Malcolm Marx 路 South Africa

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Asenathi Ntlabakanye on for Wilco Louw 路 South Africa

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Matteo Canali on for Andrea Zambonin 路 Italy

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Mirco Spagnolo on for Danilo Fischetti 路 Italy

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Stephen Varney on for Alessandro Garbisi 路 Italy

  • 70'

    Substitution

    David Odiase on for Manuel Zuliani 路 Italy

  • 72'

    Try

    Makazole Mapimpi 路 South Africa

    36 - 0
  • 73'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    38 - 0
  • 80'

    Try

    Jan-Hendrik Wessels 路 South Africa

    43 - 0
  • 84'

    Conversion

    Manie Libbok 路 South Africa

    45 - 0
  • Fulltime 45 - 0

Player ratings

South Africa
  • 15 Willie Le Roux 6.5
  • 14 Edwill van der Merwe 8.1
  • 13 Canan Moodie 8.1
  • 12 Andre Esterhuizen 6.3
  • 11 Makazole Mapimpi 8.2
  • 10 Manie Libbok 7.0
  • 9 Grant Williams 7.7
  • 1 Thomas du Toit 6.0
  • 2 Malcolm Marx 7.7
  • 3 Wilco Louw 6.2
  • 4 Salmaan Moerat 5.6
  • 5 Ruan Nortje 6.1
  • 6 Marco van Staden 6.6
  • 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit 7.1
  • 8 Jasper Wiese 3.9
  • 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 7.5
  • 17 Ox Nche 6.9
  • 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.7
  • 19 Cobus Wiese 5.9
  • 20 Evan Roos 6.9
  • 21 Cobus Reinach 6.0
  • 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6.6
  • 23 Ethan Hooker 6.2
Italy
  • 15 Mirko Belloni 6.7
  • 14 Louis Lynagh 5.8
  • 13 Tommaso Menoncello 6.2
  • 12 Marco Zanon 5.4
  • 11 Jacopo Trulla 5.4
  • 10 Giacomo Da Re 5.8
  • 9 Alessandro Garbisi 5.7
  • 1 Danilo Fischetti 3.4
  • 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 6.6
  • 3 Simone Ferrari 5.7
  • 4 Niccolo Cannone 6.4
  • 5 Andrea Zambonin 6.1
  • 6 Sebastian Negri 6.2
  • 7 Manuel Zuliani 6.8
  • 8 Ross Vintcent 7.7
  • 16 Pablo Dimcheff 6.5
  • 17 Mirco Spagnolo 5.8
  • 18 Muhamed Hasa 6.7
  • 19 Matteo Canali 5.6
  • 20 Alessandro Izekor 6.2
  • 21 David Odiase 5.8
  • 22 Stephen Varney 6.0
  • 23 Giulio Bertaccini 6.1