Springboks Overcome Early Red Card To Beat Italy

Quilter Nations Series

Italy (3) 14

Try: Capuozzo Pens: Garbisi 3

South Africa (10) 32

Tries: Van Staden, Van den Berg, Williams, Hooker Cons: Pollard 2, Libbok Pens: Pollard 2

South Africa overcame a first-half reddish paper to triumph for nan 2nd lucifer successful succession, arsenic nan world champions followed past weekend's triumph against France pinch a 32-14 occurrence against Italy successful Turin.

Seven days aft Lood de Jager's dismissal successful Paris, chap fastener Franco Mostert was sent disconnected successful nan 12th infinitesimal against nan Italians.

Mostert was deemed to person made enarthrosis interaction to nan caput of opposing fly-half Paolo Garbisi and did not effort to wrap his arms successful nan tackle.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus, who had selected a rotated starting XV, brought connected 4 of his replacements wrong nan first 26 minutes and nan Springboks led 10-3 astatine half-time acknowledgment to Marco van Staden's converted try.

Two Garbisi penalties reduced Italy's shortage to a azygous constituent but they were incapable to return advantage of a little spell pinch a two-player advantage, pursuing Van Staden's yellowish paper for a ruck infringement.

Scrum-half Morne van den Berg crossed for South Africa's 2nd people while Italy's Lorenzo Cannone was successful nan sin-bin and, though Ange Capuozzo collected an wrong walk to dart complete successful consequence for nan location side, Grant Williams and Ethan Hooker scored precocious connected to unafraid triumph for nan Springboks.

Williams' match-clincher was nan prime of South Africa's 4 tries and was created superbly by Canan Moodie, who stepped successful disconnected nan near helping and fired a walk wrong for nan replacement backmost to touch down unopposed.

Italy, who were 26-19 victors against Australia successful their erstwhile outing, were bidding to hit nan Springboks for only nan 2nd clip successful 19 attempts.

They had chances to do so, pinch Garbisi missing 2 first-half punishment attempts and besides failing to person Capuozzo's second-half try, but erstwhile again South Africa recovered an other cogwheel successful nan closing stages to guarantee nan hosts fell short.

South Africa look Ireland (22 November) and Wales (29 November) successful their 2 remaining autumn fixtures.