Italy Women 24 - 29 South Africa Women

● full_time 80 minutes

31 Aug 2025

Women's World Cup

Stage: Pool D Round 2

LNER Community Stadium

Head to Head

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In a thrilling encounter, South Africa Women triumphed over Italy Women with a score of 29-24. Aseza Hele opened the scoring for South Africa with an early try, followed by Nadine Roos and Ayanda Malinga each adding to the tally. Italy responded with tries from Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi, Francesca Sgorbini, and a crucial effort from Sara Seye. The match saw Italy closing the gap with a strong second-half performance, including a conversion from Beatrice Rigoni. However, South Africa's late try from Sinazo Mcatshulwa sealed their victory. Byrhandre Dolf's accurate kicking also proved vital for the away side. Ultimately, South Africa demonstrated resilience to secure a narrow win in this Women's World Cup clash.

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Temperature: 21.2°C (Feels like 18.1°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 28.9 km/h, gusting to 50.4 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 46%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
1' try Aseza Hele
10' substitution Sara Tounesi
10' substitution Silvia Turani
19' try Nadine Roos
20' conversion Byrhandre Dolf
23' try Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
24' substitution Gaia Maris
27' try Ayanda Malinga
33' try Vittoria Vecchini
34' conversion Michela Sillari
34' substitution Michela Sillari
40' substitution Chumisa Qawe
40' substitution Unam Tose
40' half_time
40' second_half
46' try Francesca Sgorbini
49' substitution Sanelisiwe Charlie
49' substitution Nolusindiso Booi
54' substitution Sofia Stefan
57' try Sizophila Solontsi
58' conversion Byrhandre Dolf
60' substitution Aseza Hele
63' substitution Beatrice Veronese
67' try Sara Seye
68' conversion Beatrice Rigoni
69' substitution Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
69' substitution Lindelwa Gwala
69' substitution Sizophila Solontsi
70' substitution Babalwa Latsha
73' try Sinazo Mcatshulwa
80' full_time