ItalySouth AfricaItaly (10) 20 / 18 (12) Springboks (Final Score)

The Italian Azzurri and South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2016 Internationals at

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy, at 16:00 SA Time (14:00 GMT, 15:00 Italian Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

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

*******************


Scorers:

Italy:

  • Penalties – Carlo Canna (2)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Andries van Schalkwyk (1), Giovanbattista Venditti (1)
  • Conversions – Carlo Canna (2)

Springboks:

  • Penalties – Patrick Lambie (1), Elton Jantjies (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Bryan Habana (1), Damian de Allende (1)
  • Conversions – Patrick Lambie (1)

Teams:

Italian Azzurri
South African Springboks
19 November at 16:00 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Giulio Bisegni, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Luke Mclean, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Giorgio Bronzini, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Francesco Minto, 5 Andries van Schalkwyk, 4 Marco Fuser, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Ornel Gega, 1 Sami Panico
  • Replacements: 16 Tommaso D’Apice, 17 Nicola Quaglio, 18 Simone Ferrari, 19 George Fabio Biagi, 20 Abraham Steyn, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Tommaso Allan, 23 Tommaso Boni
  • Team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1 Tendai Mtawarira
  • Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Oupa Mohoje, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Johan Goosen

Expected weather: Rain with a high of 16°C, dropping to 11°C
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
TMO: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

142 Responses to End Of Year Tours 2016: Italy vs South Africa – Live Game Article

  • 121

    I would rather see 15 amateurs from Impala Rustenburg play for SA.

    At least they would show some pride.

  • 122

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Hey… this ‘s soooooooooooo farking ridiculous!

    Farkit people, Toetie has no farking clue… SARU has no clue… South African rugby is fucked!

    Finally, GBS, you join us on this side of the fence. Kudos, you were man alone standing up for the Boks for so long, but, ultimately, you’ve seen the reality of our beloved game.

  • 123

    The_Young_Turk wrote:

    Boks are getting worse with every game. Whenever one thinks they have reached the bottom they manage to go even lower.

    Italy won’t agree with that statement!!!

  • 124

    Can Toetie stand up to the media fireball he is about to get?

  • 125

    Lets be clear – this was not a good Italian side. They just made their tackles and the opposition simply crumbled as the game wore on.

  • 126

    The way the Fijians are putting up such a brave effort against a marauding English side (now 53/15), they, too would have the rub of the Boks. That just leaves the Georgians. Could they beta the current Boks?

  • 127

    @ Just For Kicks:
    Think so. Boks have zero confidence. Any team with a little fight would get the better of them.

  • 128

    Eng 58/15 Fiji. 69 min

  • 129

    Bakkies Botha ✔@BakkiesBotha4
    It’s 😢to say but no rugby nation FEAR the Springboks anymore.Peace
    4:04 PM – 19 Nov 2016
    64 64 Retweets 41 41 likes

  • 130

    Andre’-Henri Le Roux @OllieLeRoux
    I don’t think people understand how devastating this is to ex players. This is unbelievable. We owe all supporters a massive apology
    4:02 PM – 19 Nov 2016
    3 3 Retweets 5 5 likes

  • 131

    England 58/15 Fiji. Full Time

  • 132

    Wales 33/30 Japan. Full Time. Japan on the up.

  • 133

    @ Just For Kicks:
    Ciao Kickers, there aren’t any words left to describe the state of SA rugby.

  • 134

    Well gents.

    Enough of the depressing Rugby.

    I think I am going to go and do some basket weaving.

    At least I won’t get beaten by an unborn foetus.

  • 135

    Yup

    Attachment:

  • 136

    french speaking
    I believe this can be your 62-13 against the blacks at RWC

    with some (limited) mobilization in your rugby world
    to change things

    when I see your team (le roux, de jager, whiteley…)
    and the lions this year

    you have something to buid on

    no rugby without a strong bok side !!!

  • 137

    Quite a few changes to the Boks team for Saturday match against Wales. Hope they pull off a good win. When last if ever have the Boks not won a game on the end of year tours up north?

  • 138

    Blue Bird is off to Wales tomorrow to cheer for the Boks……….

    Going to Cardiff Bay for lunch first, keep your eyes peeled for me and introduce yourselves to me if you spot me in the crowds. 😎

    Hope it is a good game. It could be interesting! 🙂

  • 139

    @ Blue Bird:
    Oh, it will be interesting all right Birdie.

    The Taffies just sneaking past Argentina and Japan in their last two Matches.
    The Bokkie not sneaking past anyone at all – for 3 in row.

    I feel for the fans of both these great Rugby Nations.

    I was speaking to an Old Timer during the week, and he remarked how sad it was to see the current state of SA Rugby.
    He said ” I LOVED to HATE those Springboks. Because every Test Match was a tense gut wrenching, never say die battle”. And he took no pleasure from seeing their current state.

    Anyway ………………………I’m picking “The Backs to the Wall Springboks” by 5.

  • 140

    @ Blue Bird:
    And Blue Bird, we do all enjoy seeing you Pop In every once in a while.
    A little ray of sunshine.

    😉

  • 141

    @ cane:
    #139 Hi cane kind words good to see you are backing the Boks Approve

  • 142

    @ Blue Bird:
    Enjoy the match and the whole Cardiff experience Blue Bird. Hope you are cheering for the Boks!

Users Online

Total 194 users including 0 member, 194 guests, 0 bot online

Most users ever online were 3735, on 31 August 2022 @ 6:23 pm