History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa explained
The Italy and South Africa rugby union teams first met in 1995. Their 101-0 victory in Durban in 1999 was at the time the Springboks' largest victory,[1] and remains Italy's heaviest defeat. Italy earned their first ever win over South Africa on 19 November 2016, 20-18, in Florence.
Summary
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by
Italy | Won by
South Africa | Drawn | Italy points | South Africa points |
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| In Italy | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 326 |
| In South Africa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 389 |
| Neutral venue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| Overall | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 195 | 764 | |
Record
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Italy | South Africa |
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| Longest winning streak | 1 (19 Nov 2016 – 25 Nov 2017) | 12 (12 Nov 1995 – 19 Nov 2016) |
| Largest points for |
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| Home | 31 (8 Nov 1997) | 101 (19 Jun 1999) |
| Away | 14 (30 Jun 2001) | 63 (19 Nov 2022) |
| Largest winning margin |
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| Home | 2 (19 Nov 2016) | 101 (19 Jun 1999) |
| Away | NA | 46 (4 Oct 2019) |
| Largest aggregate score |
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| 101 (South Africa 101–0 Italy) (19 Jun 1999) | |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 21–40 | | |
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| 2 | 8 November 1997 | | 31–62 | | 1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
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| 3 | 12 June 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 74–3 | | 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa |
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| 4 | 19 June 1999 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 101–0 | |
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| 5 | 30 June 2001 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 60–14 | | 2001 Italy rugby union tour |
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| 6 | 17 November 2001 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | 26–54 | | 2001 autumn internationals |
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| 7 | 21 June 2008 | | 26–0 | | 2008 mid-year test |
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| 8 | 21 November 2009 | Stadio Friuli, Udine | 10–32 | | 2009 end-of-year test |
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| 9 | 19 June 2010 | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | 29–13 | | 2010 mid-year test |
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| 10 | 26 June 2010 | | 55–11 | | 2010 mid-year test |
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| 11 | 8 June 2013 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 44–10 | | 2013 South African quadrangular tournament |
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| 12 | 22 November 2014 | Stadio Euganeo, Padua | 6–22 | | 2014 end-of-year test |
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| 13 | 19 November 2016 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | 20–18 | | 2016 end-of-year test |
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| 14 | 25 November 2017 | Stadio Euganeo, Padua | 6–35 | | 2017 end-of-year test |
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| 15 | 4 October 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi, Japan | 49–3 | | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
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| 16 | 19 November 2022 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | 21–63 | | 2022 end-of-year test |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2005-06-12. Springboks smash records with Uruguay rout. 2021-08-24. www.abc.net.au. en-AU.
