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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
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
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
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
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
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
Played
Won by Italy
Won by South Africa
Drawn
1
0
1
0
References
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