Italy 14 - 32 South Africa

● full_time 80 minutes

15 Nov 2025

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Allianz Stadium

Head to Head

🎉 7

👏 3

💩 1

🔥 3

😭 2

South Africa secured a convincing 32-14 victory over Italy in their international friendly at Allianz Stadium. The game took a turn early when South Africa's Mostert received a red card in the 10th minute, reducing his team to 14 men. Despite this setback, South Africa maintained control, with Pollard kicking penalties and van Staden scoring a crucial try just before halftime. Italy's Garbisi kept his side in contention with his accurate kicking, but they struggled to break through South Africa's defense. South Africa's Morne van den Berg and Grant Williams both crossed the try line in the second half, extending the lead. Capuozzo managed to score for Italy, but it wasn't enough to close the gap. Ultimately, South Africa's resilience and strategic play earned them a well-deserved win.

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Weather

Temperature: 20.5°C (Feels like 19.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 13.2 km/h, gusting to 25.5 km/h Humidity: 86% Cloud Cover: 74%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
10' red_card Franco Mostert
13' substitution Ben-Jason Dixon
18' substitution Zachary Porthen
23' substitution Boan Venter
26' substitution Edwill van der Merwe
33' penalty Handre Pollard
34' substitution Gerhard Steenekamp
36' penalty Paolo Garbisi
40' try Marco van Staden
40' substitution Boan Venter
40' half_time
40' second_half
41' conversion Handre Pollard
41' substitution Kurt-Lee Arendse
42' penalty Paolo Garbisi
44' substitution Siya Kolisi
48' substitution Marco Riccioni
48' substitution Andrea Zambonin
51' yellow_card Marco van Staden
51' penalty Paolo Garbisi
52' substitution Jean Kleyn
53' substitution Ross Vintcent
54' penalty Handre Pollard
55' yellow_card Lorenzo Cannone
56' substitution Giacomo Nicotera
59' try Morne van den Berg
60' conversion Handre Pollard
61' yellow_card_complete Marco van Staden
64' try Ange Capuozzo
65' substitution Morne van den Berg
65' substitution Stephen Varney
65' substitution Monty Ioane
65' yellow_card_complete Lorenzo Cannone
67' substitution Danilo Fischetti
67' substitution Handre Pollard
71' try Grant Williams
72' conversion Manie Libbok
73' substitution Niccolo Cannone
78' try Ethan Hooker
80' full_time