End Of Year Tours 2017: Italy vs South Africa – Live Game Article

Published 25 November 2017 | By grootblousmile

Italy (6) 6 / 35 (21) Springboks (Final Score)

The Italian Azzurri and South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2017 Internationals at

Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy, at 16:00 SA Time (15:00 Italy Time, 14:00 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Italy:

Penalties – Carlo Canna (2)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – 0
Conversions – 0

Springboks:

Penalties – 0
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Francois Louw (1), Bongi Mbonambi (1), Francois Venter (1), Steven Kitshoff (1), Franco Mostert (1)
Conversions – Handré Pollard (4), Elton Jantjies (1)

Teams:

Italian Azzurri	South African Springboks
24 November 2017 at 16:00 SA Time
Team: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Angelo Esposito, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Braam Steyn, 6 Giovanni Licata, 5 Dean Budd, 4 Marco Fuser, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Luca Bigi, 1 Andrea Lovotti Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Federico Zani, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Francesco Minto, 20 Renato Giammarioli, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Ian McKinley, 23 Matteo Minozzi	Team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth (Captain), 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Tendai Mtawarira Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Daniel du Preez, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Warrick Gelant

Expected weather: Cold and wet. Rain, with a high of 10°C, dropping to 7°C
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant Referees: JP Doyle (England), Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

143 Responses to End Of Year Tours 2017: Italy vs South Africa – Live Game Article

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CoachPete on 24 November 2017 at 10:13 pm

Hi Folks Boks by 15 plus 🙂
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Tassies on 25 November 2017 at 12:08 pm

hi Pete
You well? Long time.
Boks need to do better than that or management best start polishing their CV’s.
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Foreignerforbokcoach on 25 November 2017 at 3:46 pm

Howzit everyone
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 3:50 pm

Helllooooooooooooooo!
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 3:52 pm

OK, shuffle up, teams due to come out onto the field.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 3:54 pm

Players now coming out onto the field, the Bokke at a walk and the Azzurri at a canter.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 3:55 pm

Anthems up next.

Nkosi will be up 1st.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 3:56 pm

It looks cold in Padua… but then again it is quite chilly out here in the Panne too!
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 3:57 pm

Now for the Italian Opera music…
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:01 pm

Game ON!
Kick-Off by Italy!
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:03 pm

Good phase play by the Azzurri…

Bokke lineout deeeep in their own 22.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:04 pm

Bokke run from near their own line… then Pollard’s clearance does not find touch.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:05 pm

Francois Venter steals a ball and this time Pollard finds touch.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:06 pm

Bokke again not good on an up-and-under kick.. and Italy attack again.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:07 pm

Italy penalty advantage… they make ground, advantage over.

Italy scrum, well inside the Bokke half.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:08 pm

The rain gets heavier…
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:09 pm

Italy scrum Free Kick… tap and go… Bokke forced to toe it out, 5m from the Bokke line.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:11 pm

Italy penalty, 5m out… against Etzebeth… 15m from touch.

Carlo Canna for goal, not a difficult kick.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:12 pm

Italy 3 / 0 Springboks
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:16 pm

Tryyyyyyy Bokke, Francois Louw!

Good continuity and many phases… always going forward.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:17 pm

Italy 3 / 7 Springboks
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:19 pm

Italy penalty, Ross Cronjé was offside… kickable.

Italy quickly kicks to the corner.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:20 pm

Another Italy penalty, 5m out… right in front of the posts… kick to posts.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:21 pm

Italy 6 / 7 Springboks
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:22 pm

Bokke scrum on Italy 22.
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:23 pm

Biggggg Bokke scrum… advantage…
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:24 pm

Penalty it is… easy one, 17m out.
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Bullscot on 25 November 2017 at 4:24 pm

Hello. go Boks!
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grootblousmile on 25 November 2017 at 4:25 pm

Pollard kicks to the corner and not at goal.
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Bullscot on 25 November 2017 at 4:25 pm

Players out on field for anthems at Murrayfied

End Of Year Tours 2017: Italy vs South Africa – Live Game Article

Italy (6) 6 / 35 (21) Springboks (Final Score)

Italian Azzurri

South African Springboks

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