South Africa thump Italy to continue perfect Nations Championship run
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South Africa ran in six tries in an utterly dominant opening half. Hooker Malcolm Marx went over twice, adding to scores by Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Morne van den Berg, captain Siya…
South Africa strolled past an injury-hit Italy in Turin, where outhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored the first of nine Springbok tries and added another 21 points in a perfect kicking display.
South Africa ran in six tries in an utterly dominant opening half. Hooker Malcolm Marx went over twice, adding to scores by Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Morne van den Berg, captain Siya Kolisi and Damian Willemse, with Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicking all six conversions.
Wilco Louw added another try after the break before Italy finally got off the mark with Federico Ruzza’s try, converted by Tommaso Allan. But the Springboks weren’t done, Paul de Villiers and Ethan Hooker adding to their side’s try count before full-time.
Having claimed maximum points from their three fixtures in July, the Springboks were top the southern hemisphere group ahead of New Zealand on points difference ahead of the northern…
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