19 November 2022
Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa
South Africa
63
Italy
21
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Coach: Jacques Nienaber Attendance: 26,457
Team - Combined caps: 546 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 2717 
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi Sharks 31541 try
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 3156 
Lock Salmaan Moerat WP 242 
Lock Marvin Orie WP 299 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3173 
Flank Franco Mostert Honda 3161 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese Leicester 2719 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Canon 3144 
Flyhalf Damian Willemse WP 24251 try
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 2652 tries
Inside Centre AndrĂ© Esterhuizen Harlequins 2810 
Outside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3068 
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe Toulon 29221 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties
Full Back Willie le Roux Verblitz 3381 
Reserve Eben Etzebeth Sharks 31108 
Reserve Manie Libbok WP 2515 conversions
Reserve Malcolm Marx Spears 28571 try
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 30691 try
Reserve Vincent Koch Francais 3240 
Reserve Kwagga Smith Yamaha 29291 try
Reserve Evan Roos WP 221 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Montpellier 32231 try
Italy: 2 tries, 1 conversion, 3 penalties
Match pictures:

Team for the Italy test: Back: Jasper Wiese, Evan Roos, Salmaan Moerat, Marvin Orie, André Esterhuizen, Vincent Koch, Kwagga Smith
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Manie Libbok, Damian Willemse, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Ox Nche, Cobus Reinach, Cheslin Kolbe
Front: Frans Malherbe, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Siya Kolisi (captain), Jacques Nienaber (coach), Eben Etzebeth, Willie le Roux, Steven Kitshoff, Malcolm Marx