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 [ edit ] Overall [ edit ] Details Played Won by Italy Won by South Africa Drawn Italy points South Africa points 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
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record Italy South Africa Longest winning streak 1 (19 Nov 2016 – 25 Nov 2017) 12 (12 Nov 1995 – 19 Nov 2016) Largest points for Home 31 (8 Nov 1997) 101 (19 Jun 1999) Away 14 (30 Jun 2001) 63 (19 Nov 2022) Largest winning margin Home 2 (19 Nov 2016) 101 (19 Jun 1999) Away NA 46 (4 Oct 2019) Largest aggregate score 101 (South Africa 101–0 Italy) (19 Jun 1999)
Results [ edit ] No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 12 November 1995 Stadio Olimpico , Rome 21–40 South Africa 2 8 November 1997 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara , Bologna 31–62 South Africa 1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 3 12 June 1999 Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth 74–3 South Africa 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa 4 19 June 1999 Kings Park Stadium , Durban 101–0 South Africa 5 30 June 2001 Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth 60–14 South Africa 2001 Italy rugby union tour 6 17 November 2001 Stadio Luigi Ferraris , Genoa 26–54 South Africa 2001 autumn internationals 7 21 June 2008 Newlands Stadium , Cape Town 26–0 South Africa 2008 mid-year test 8 21 November 2009 Stadio Friuli , Udine 10–32 South Africa 2009 end-of-year test 9 19 June 2010 Johann van Riebeeck Stadium , Witbank 29–13 South Africa 2010 mid-year test 10 26 June 2010 Buffalo City Stadium , East London 55–11 South Africa 2010 mid-year test 11 8 June 2013 Kings Park Stadium , Durban 44–10 South Africa 2013 South African quadrangular tournament 12 22 November 2014 Stadio Euganeo , Padua 6–22 South Africa 2014 end-of-year test 13 19 November 2016 Stadio Artemio Franchi , Florence 20–18 Italy 2016 end-of-year test 14 25 November 2017 Stadio Euganeo , Padua 6–35 South Africa 2017 end-of-year test 15 4 October 2019 Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa , Fukuroi , Japan 49–3 South Africa 2019 Rugby World Cup 16 19 November 2022 Stadio Luigi Ferraris , Genoa , Italy 21–63 South Africa 2022 end-of-year test
List of series [ edit ] Played Won by Italy Won by South Africa Drawn 1 0 1 0
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