RECAP: Italy vs Springboks
Follow the live action as the Boks take on Italy in Genoa.
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Follow the live action as the Boks take on Italy in Genoa.
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The South Africa A side lost to weakened Munster and Bristol teams. MARK KEOHANE says the matches were a shambles and should never have happened in the first place.
The Springboks are coming off back-to-back losses, but the SARugbymag team is convinced the world champions will respond emphatically in Italy on Saturday.
Nick Mallett says Rassie Erasmus is to blame for the Springboks being the “least-liked team in the world” and not getting the 50-50 calls from referees.
South Africa are still looking for the first win of the November tour after the A team was convincingly beaten by English Premiership outfit Bristol Bears on Thursday night.
Rassie Erasmus will miss the remainder of the Springboks’ November tour after SA’s director of rugby has been issued with a fresh ban in the wake of his latest social media rants.
Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont will play no further part in the November series after both were suspended.
Loose forward Kwagga Smith has cautioned the Springboks against underestimating a confident Italy when the teams lock horns in Genoa on Saturday.
Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has made two changes to the Azzurri front row that will face the world champion Springboks in Genoa on Saturday.
Former England centre Mike Tindall has named his all-time Test lineup, which includes just one Springbok and six All Blacks.