South Africa Springboks beat Italy 66-7 in Turin, Digi Mart USA News (Turin, Italy): South Africa crushed Italy 66-7 on Saturday at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, six days before facing France’s XV de France. According to a report from France 24, which picked up an AFP dispatch, the double reigning world champions led 45-0 at halftime.
Italy conceded nine tries. According to AFP, the Springboks scored five tries in 25 minutes, leading 38-0 at that point, with all of them converted by Feinberg-Mngomezulu. The Italian match sheet records Marx’s second try in the 33rd minute of the first half, which made it 0-45 at the break.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored the first points with a penalty, crossed for the first try and finished with 26 points and 100 percent kicking accuracy. He left the field around the hour mark for a concussion protocol and returned for the final minutes.
The Italian federation confirmed the 7-66 result and the 0-45 halftime score.
The Italian federation’s scoring summary lists a penalty and a try by Feinberg-Mngomezulu, two tries by Malcolm Marx, and ten successful kicks from ten attempts by the fly-half, again totaling 26 points at 100 percent. Federico Ruzza scored Italy’s try, converted by Tommaso Allan, for a 7-52 scoreline.
Two more South African tries came in the final quarter of an hour.
The official Springboks statement confirmed the 66-7 victory in Turin on Saturday and a run of four wins in the Nations Championship. According to the source, the Springboks will face France on Friday, November 13, according to the official FFR schedule.
Salmaan Moerat was named in the starting lineup announced earlier in the week but did not play.
