South Africa 42, Italy 24
Loftus Versfeld
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South Africa 42 (Morne van den Berg 2, Jesse Kriel, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Vincent Koch, Marco van Staden tries; Handre Pollard 6 conversions), Italy 24 (Manuel Zuliani, Pablo Dimcheff, Niccolo Cannone tries; Giacomo Da Re 3 conversions, penalty). HT: 28-3
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