The Springboks are certain to be overwhelming favourites towards Italy, however there may be additionally purpose to be cautious of the Azzurri on Saturday afternoon.
For South Africa, they are going to be wanting to bounce back from their losses towards Ireland and France as they now head into the third of their finish of yr Tests on Saturday, 19 November. Kick-off in Genoa can be at 15:00 (SA time).
The Test can be accessible to view on SuperSport’s 201 Grandstand channel, in addition to the broadcaster’s 211 rugby channel.
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Coach Jacques Nienaber has made 4 adjustments and two positional switches to the Springboks workforce as they head into this must-win conflict, with wholesale adjustments having been restricted due to the truth that Italy can’t be underestimated.
A have a look at the historical past books present that out of the 15 Tests between these groups, the Springboks have received all however one sport, whereas their most up-to-date victory got here within the 49-3 thrashing dished out on the 2019 World Cup.
However, only a few will neglect the day that Italy surprised South Africa 20-18 in Florence on the finish of 2016, which was a outcome that many believed finally sealed the destiny of former coach Allister Coetzee.
History is closely on the Springboks’ facet coming into this conflict, however with new combos within the tight 5 and at centre, Italy might sniff a chance to make a robust begin and probably put some doubt into the minds of the South Africans.
Italy can even be using a wave of confidence after they surprised Australia with a 28-27 win final weekend, which was their first-ever overcome the Wallabies.
The Springboks ought to nonetheless really feel totally assured of claiming a snug win this weekend, and are possible to implement the identical mentality that they employed throughout the 2019 World Cup, which was to merely overpower Italy with their physicality.
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TEAMS
Italy
15 Ange Capuozzo, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Montanna Ioane, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Pietro Ceccarelli, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Substitutes: 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Simone Ferrari, 19 David Sisi, 20 Manuel Zuliani, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Edoardo Padovani, 23 Tommaso Menoncello
South Africa
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Evan Roos, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Manie Libbok
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Springboks document towards Italy:
Played 15; Won 14; Lost 1; Points for: 701, Points towards: 174; Tries scored 96, Tries conceded 14; Highest rating 101-0; Biggest win 101 factors. Win % 93%.
Milestones:
- Siya Kolisi is the second most capped Springbok captain having led the facet in 43 Test matches.
- Eben Etzebeth is the second most capped Springbok lock with 108 Tests.
Miscellaneous:
- The complete Test caps for the Springbok beginning line-up is 544.
- There are 255 caps within the backline, with 289 caps among the many forwards. On the bench there are an additional 327 caps.
- The common caps per participant within the backline are 36, the forwards 36, whereas the gamers on the bench common 40.