South Africa's resilience shines as red card absorbed in 32-14 win over Italy in Turin
- - South Africa's resilience shines as red card absorbed in 32-14 win over Italy in Turin
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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1 / 2Italy South Africa RugbySouth Africa's Damian Willemse passes as Italy's Louis Lynagh makes a tackle during the rugby union Nations Series match between Italy and South Africa, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
TURIN, Italy (AP) — South Africa absorbed a red card for a second straight test and prevailed again in beating Italy 32-14 on Saturday.
The Springboks played a man short for almost 70 minutes, and even went down to 13 briefly, but showed the adaptability and resilience that helped them beat France in Paris with 14 men a week ago.
The Boks bench was impactful yet again as they led Italy by only six points with eight minutes to go but secured the win with a try by replacement Grant Williams from a counterattack inside their own half.
They capped a stylish finish moments later when Ethan Hooker, a midfielder moved to the wing, scored his first test try from a kick-pass by replacement Manie Libbok.
Italy flyhalf Paolo Garbisi received the red-card foul but crucially missed three of his six goalkicks — worth eight points — just a week after he was 100% off the tee in a win over Australia.
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