South Africa vs Italy
| Date | Status | Team | Score | Team | Score | Venue |
| 12/11/95 | Test | South Africa | 40 | Italy | 21 | Rome |
| 08/11/97 | Test | South Africa | 62 | Italy | 31 | Bologna |
| 10/06/99 | Test | South Africa | 74 | Italy | 3 | Port Elizabeth |
| 19/06/99 | Test | South Africa | 101 | Italy | 0 | Durban |
| 30/06/01 | Test | South Africa | 60 | Italy | 14 | Port Elizabeth |
| 17/11/01 | Test | South Africa | 54 | Italy | 26 | Genoa |
| 21/11/08 | Test | South Africa | 26 | Italy | 0 | Cape Town |
| 21/11/09 | Test | South Africa | 32 | Italy | 10 | Udine |
| 19/06/10 | Test | South Africa | 29 | Italy | 13 | Witbank |
| 26/06/10 | Test | South Africa | 55 | Italy | 11 | East London |
| 08/06/13 | Test | South Africa | 44 | Italy | 10 | Durban |
| 22/11/14 | Test | South Africa | 22 | Italy | 6 | Italy |
| 19/11/16 | Test | South Africa | 18 | Italy | 20 | Florence, Italy |
| 25/11/17 | Test | South Africa | 35 | Italy | 6 | Padova, Italy |
| 19/11/22 | Test | South Africa | 61 | Italy | 21 | Italy |
| 05/07/25 | Test | South Africa | 42 | Italy | 27 | Pretoria |
| 16/11/25 | Test | South Africa | 32 | Italy | 14 | Turin |
| Total Points: | 851 | 219 |
Springbok record against Italy: Highest score 101-0; Biggest win 101 points. Win % 93%.
| Matches | South Africa | Italy | |
| Played | Won | Won | Drawn |
| Overall Record | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| At South African Venues | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Away Venues | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Springbok team to face Italy in Turin, 15th November 2025
15 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 46 caps, 66 pts (6t, 9c, 4p, 2 dg)
14 Edwill van der Merwe (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 4 caps, 25 pts (5t)
13 Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 20 caps, 40 pts (8t)
12 Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 6 caps, 0 pts
11 Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 29 caps, 115 pts (23t)
10 Handre Pollard (Vodacom Bulls) – 84 caps, 815 pts (8t, 122 c, 172 p, 5dg)
9 Morne van den Berg (Emirates Lions) – 4 caps, 15 pts (3t)
8 Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 31 caps, 15 pts (3t)
7 Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Stormers) – 5 caps, 5 pts (1t)
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 100 caps, 70 pts (14t)
5 Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 82 caps, 20 pts (4t)
4 Jean Kleyn (Munster) – 7 caps, 0 pts
3 Zachary Porthen (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 0 pts
2 Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls) – 5 caps, 0 pts
1 Boan Venter (Edinburgh) – 6 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Replacements:
16 Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 13 caps, 5 pts (1t)
17 Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 26 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 RG Snyman (Leinster) – 48 caps, 15 pts (3t)
19 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 0 pts
20 Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 26 caps, 20 pts (4t)
21 Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 60 caps, 55 pts (11t)
22 Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 26 caps, 30 pts (6t)
23 Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners) – 26 caps, 141 pts (2t, 46c, 13p)
| Stats and facts: Springbok record against Italy: Played 19; Won 18; Lost 1; Points for: 851, Points against: 219; Tries scored 113, Tries conceded 19; Highest score 101-0; Biggest win 101 points. Win % 94%. Miscellaneous: RG Snyman requires only one Test cap after Saturday’s encounter to join the select club of players to earn 50 Test caps. The Springboks have faced Italy 19 times and won 18 of those matches. Their only defeat was in Florence in 2016, where Italy pipped the Boks by 20-18. This will mark the first time the teams face one another in Turin. Mani Libbok requires only nine more points to score 150 Test points. The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 445. On the bench, there are a further 240 caps. The average caps per player in the backline is 28, the forwards 30, while the players on the bench average 30. |
