History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa
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The Italy
and South Africa
rugby union teams first met in 1995. To date, South Africa have won all of their encounters. Their 101-0 victory in Port Elizabeth in 2001 was at the time the Springboks' largest victory , and remains Italy's heaviest defeat.
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
and South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
rugby union teams first met in 1995. To date, South Africa have won all of their encounters. Their 101-0 victory in Port Elizabeth in 2001 was at the time the Springboks' largest victory , and remains Italy's heaviest defeat.
Overall summary
| Details | Played | Won by Italy | Won by South Africa | Drawn | Italy points | South Africa points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Italy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 188 |
| In South Africa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 345 |
| Neutral venue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 129 | 533 |
Results
| Date | Venue | Score | Victor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2010 | Buffalo City Stadium Buffalo City Stadium Buffalo City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs... , East London, South Africa |
55 – 11 | ||
| 19 June 2010 | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank Witbank Witbank , also known as eMalahleni is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the eMalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for White Ridge and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested... , South Africa |
29 – 13 | ||
| 21 November 2009 | Stadio Friuli Stadio Friuli Stadio Friuli is a multi-purpose stadium in Udine, Italy. The stadium was built in 1976 and holds 41,652 people. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Udinese Calcio.-Structure:... , Udine Udine Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical... , Italy |
10 – 32 | ||
| 21 June 2008 | Newlands Stadium Newlands Stadium Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue.... , Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... , South Africa |
26 – 0 | ||
| 17 November 2001 | Genoa Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.... , Italy |
26 – 54 | ||
| 30 June 2001 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 60 – 14 | ||
| 19 June 1999 | Kings Park Stadium Kings Park Stadium Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s... , Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... , South Africa |
101 – 0 | ||
| 12 June 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 74 – 33 | ||
| 8 November 1997 | Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,... , Italy |
31 – 62 | ||
| 12 November 1995 | Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football... , Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy |
21 – 40 |