Results of every Test this weekend
Rassie Erasmus's men were coming off a resounding 54-7 win over the Barbarians in Cape Town, while Italy hammered Namibia in their final warm-up match.
Elsewhere, the All Blacks and France clashed in the first of their three Tests.
Meanwhile, the British & Irish Lions continued their build-up to their series against Australia with a clash against the Waratahs.
The Wallabies themselves hosted Fiji.
Japan 24-19 Wales
New Zealand 31-27 France
South Africa 42-24 Italy
Georgia 5-34 Ireland
Chile 40-16 Romania
Argentina 12-35 England
Maori All Blacks 26-29 Scotland
Waratahs 10-21 British & Irish Lions
USA 36-17 Belgium
Australia 21-18 Fiji
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