South Africa Springboks Vs. Italy Squads, Kickoff Time
South Africa Springboks Vs. Italy Squads, Kickoff Time
Here's everything to know about the second test between the South Africa Springboks and Italy, taking place July 12 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
In what truly was the tale of two halves, the Springboks defeated Italy last week, in a first test between the two teams, but South Africa did not get away unscathed.
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The Italian team roared out of the gate in the second half, closing the gap much more than the South African side would have hoped.
While the Boks ultimately found the will to win, the Azzurri showed they should not be taken lightly. Which brings us to the second match, which certainly will go one of two ways.
Either the Springboks shut down any doubt that they lost their footing a week ago, or we have another competitive match in which Italy continues to push the home team.
Here's everything to know as the South Africa Springboks host Italy, including how to watch, lineups and fixtures:
South Africa Springboks Vs. Italy Kickoff Time
The match between South Africa Springboks and Italy kicks off at 11 a.m. ET on July 12 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
How To Watch South Africa Springboks Vs. Italy
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South Africa Springboks Squad
- Thomas du Toit
- Malcolm Marx
- Wilco Louw
- Salmaan Moerat
- Ruan Nortje
- Marco van Staden
- Pieter-Steph du Toit
- Jasper Wiese
- Grant Williams
- Manie Libbok
- Makazole Mapimpi
- Andre Esterhuizen
- Canan Moodie
- Edwill van der Merwe
- Willie Le Roux
Substitutes: 16. Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17. Ox Nche, 18. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19. Cobus Wiese, 20. Evan Roos, 21. Cobus Reinach, 22. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23. Ethan Hooker
Italy Rugby Squad
- Danilo Fischetti
- Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
- Simone Ferrari
- Niccolo Cannone
- Andrea Zambonin
- Sebastian Negri
- Manuel Zuliani
- Ross Vintcent
- Alessandro Garbisi
- Giacomo Da Re
- Jacopo Trulla
- Marco Zanon
- Tommaso Menoncello
- Louis Lynagh
- Mirko Belloni
Substitutes: 16. Pablo Dimcheff, 17. Mirco Spagnolo, 18. Muhamed Hasa, 19. Matteo Canali, 20. Alessandro Izekor, 21. David Odiase, 22. Stephen Varney, 23. Giulio Bertaccini
South Africa World Rugby Ranking
South Africa is ranked No. 1 in the world with 92.78 points.
Italy World Rugby Ranking
Italy is ranked No. 10 in the world with 77.77 points.
South Africa Springboks 2025 Fixtures
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
Aug. 16
Aug. 23
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Nov. 8
- 3:10 p.m. ET: France vs. South Africa
Nov. 15
- 7:40 a.m. ET: Italy vs. South Africa
Nov. 22
- 12:40 p.m. ET: Ireland vs. South Africa
Nov. 29
- 10:10 a.m. ET: Wales vs. South Africa
Italy Rugby Fixtures 2025
July 5
July 12
Nov. 8
- 12:40 p.m. ET: Italy vs. Australia
Nov. 15
- 7:40 a.m. ET: Italy vs. South Africa
Nov. 22
- 3:10 p.m. ET: Italy vs. Samoa
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South Africa, England, New Zealand and France will play matches on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
International Rugby Fixtures 2025 On FloRugby
June 28
July 4
July 5
- 3:05 a.m. ET: New Zealand All Blacks vs. France
- 11:10 a.m. ET: South Africa vs. Italy
- 3:40 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. England
July 12
- 12:30 a.m. ET: NZ Black Ferns vs. Wallaroos
- 3:05 a.m. ET: New Zealand All Blacks vs. France
- 11:10 a.m. ET: South Africa vs. Italy
- 3:40 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. England
July 18
July 19
- 3:05 a.m. ET: New Zealand All Blacks vs. France
- 11:10 a.m. ET: South Africa vs. Georgia
- 3:40 p.m. ET: Argentina vs. Uruguay
Aug. 16
Aug. 23
Sept. 5
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Nov. 8
Nov. 15
Nov. 22
World Rugby Rankings 2025 - July 7, 2025
- South Africa - 92.78
- New Zealand - 90.98
- Ireland - 89.83
- France - 88.90
- England - 86.72
- Argentina - 82.98
- Scotland - 82.36
- Australia - 82.08
- Fiji - 79.52
- Italy - 77.77
- Georgia - 74.69
- Japan - 73.70
- Samoa - 72.68
- Wales - 72.65
- USA - 70.02
- Spain - 67.34
- Uruguay - 67.06
- Portugal - 64.44
- Tonga - 65.46
- Chile - 63.20
- Romania - 63.13
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