The Springboks delivered a ruthless performance in Turin on Saturday, overwhelming Italy 66-7 in their Nations Championship encounter.
South Africa set the tone early, producing a devastating first-half display that left the hosts trailing 45-0 at the break. Six tries in the opening 40 minutes underlined the visitors’ attacking superiority.
Italy showed greater resilience after the restart, managing to get on the scoreboard with a try as they sought to salvage some pride in front of their home supporters.
Although the Springboks were less clinical in the second half, they continued to dominate and added three more tries to complete a comprehensive victory.
Fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was instrumental in the rout, finishing with 26 points, including a try, nine conversions and a penalty.