𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼

Italy have a chance to make something of a line-out in the South Africa half but they’re penalised.

South Africa pressure again and the Azzurri are penalised again, this time for offside. Libbok rifles a kick into touch.

TRY! A slice of fortune but the hosts won’t care!

They work it through the hands and it comes to Le Roux, who slips the grubber kick through.

It looks like Bertaccini will collect it but the bounce wrong-foots him right as he’s going to collect, and van der Merwe races through to collect it and crash over the line!

The conversions is landed and it’s a 17-point lead.

First change for South Africa as Ox Nche comes on for Thomas du Toit.

Italy win the turnover at the breakdown after a brief period of South Africa possession.

No real pressure from Italy yet though, with another chance fumbled on the wing.

It’s back and forth between the two sides at the moment.

Italy send the free-kick long and van der Merwe can’t collect! He knocks it on.

A scrum midway into the Springboks half.

But the hosts’ line speed is brilliant in defence and they win a scrum of their own, with Moodie’s quick tackle forcing the knock-on.

RED CARD! Jasper Wiese leads with the head and he’s sent off!

A ridiculous thing to do in these circumstances.

There’s a scuffle here and the referee is checking the replays for any card offences…

Le Roux collects the long kick and takes the line-out quickly, launching another Boss attack, but the Italians win it back. The two sides exchange kicks before Le Roux places a perfect flat kick to give the visitors a line-out .

South Africa win the scrum and spread it wide.

The long pass skips two men and comes wide to van der Merwe right on the wing and he’s under pressure, though he crosses the line. But has he gone into touch before grounding it?

He hasn’t! It’s fine, and a second try of the game for the hosts.

Libbok misses the conversion again.