South Africa 45, Italy 0
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South Africa 45 (Edwill van der Merwe 2, Grant Williams, Canan Moodie, Malcolm Marx, Makazole Mapimpi, Jan-Hendrik Wessels tries; Mannie Libbok 5 conversions), Italy 0. HT: 24-0
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