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Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Prefecture · 4 October 2019Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 46 points.Half-time 17–3 · Tries 7–0

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9′12′51′62753586876832550Attacks416Ball won11117029491338633201313744533%Own 2240%Own half61%Opp half78%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
RSA11217
ITA12920
← Italy attack · South Africa attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
6′South AfricaTry, Cheslin Kolbe, converted5–0
27′South AfricaTry, Mbongeni Mbonambi, converted15–3
53′South AfricaTry, Cheslin Kolbe, conversion missed25–3
58′South AfricaTry, Lukhanyo Am, converted30–3
68′South AfricaTry, Makazole Mapimpi, converted37–3
76′South AfricaTry, RG Snyman, conversion missed44–3
83′South AfricaTry, Malcolm Marx, conversion missed49–3
9′ItalyPenalty goal scored
12′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
51′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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6′Cheslin Kolbe27′Mbongeni Mbonambi53′Cheslin Kolbe58′Lukhanyo Am68′Makazole Mapimpi76′RG Snyman83′Malcolm Marx
RSA

Team stats

ITA
55%Possession45%
57%Territory43%
127Carries111
568Metres gained257
12Clean breaks8
20Defenders beaten17
137Passes134
10Offloads15
112Tackles made129
17Tackles missed20
79/80Rucks won66/70
16/16Lineouts won14/16
6/6Scrums won7/7
10/10Mauls won2/5
7Turnovers won5
7Penalties conceded13
36Kicks from hand24
827Kick metres723
Goal kicking
RSA conversions 4/7, penalties 2/2 · ITA conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Tendai MtawariraProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Lodewyk De JagerSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Faf de KlerkScrum-half
  10. 10Handre PollardFly-half
  11. 11Makazole MapimpiWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Lukhanyo AmCentre
  14. 14Cheslin KolbeWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Malcolm MarxBench
  17. 17Steven KitshoffBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Franco MostertBench
  21. 21Francois LouwBench
  22. 22Herschel JantjiesBench
  23. 23Frans SteynBench

Italy

  1. 1Andrea LovottiProp
  2. 2Luca BigiHooker
  3. 3Simone FerrariProp
  4. 4David SisiSecond row
  5. 5Dean BuddSecond row
  6. 6Braam SteynFlanker
  7. 7Jake PolledriFlanker
  8. 8Sergio ParisseNumber 8
  9. 9Tito TebaldiScrum-half
  10. 10Tommaso AllanFly-half
  11. 11Michele CampagnaroWing
  12. 12Jayden HaywardCentre
  13. 13Luca MorisiCentre
  14. 14Tommaso BenvenutiWing
  15. 15Matteo MinozziFull-back
  16. 16Federico ZaniBench
  17. 17Nicola QuaglioBench
  18. 18Marco RiccioniBench
  19. 19Federico RuzzaBench
  20. 20Alessandro ZanniBench
  21. 21Sebastian NegriBench
  22. 22Callum BraleyBench
  23. 23Carlo CannaBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 18–1 Italy in 19 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Italy going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.