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5 July 2025
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
South Africa
42
Italy
24
Captain:
Jesse Kriel
Referee:
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
Attendance: 42,632
Team - Combined caps: 738 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Ox Nche
Sharks
29
39
Hooker
Malcolm Marx
Spears
30
76
Tight-head Prop
Wilco Louw
Blue Bulls
30
16
Lock
Eben Etzebeth
Sharks
33
131
Lock
Lood de Jager
Wild Knights
32
66
Flank
Marco van Staden
Blue Bulls
29
25
1 try
Flank
Vincent Tshituka
Sharks
26
0
Eighthman
Jasper Wiese
D-Rocks
29
34
Scrumhalf
Morné van den Berg
Lions
27
2
2 tries
Flyhalf
Handré Pollard
Blue Bulls
31
80
6 conversions
Left Wing
Kurt-Lee Arendse
DynaBoars
29
24
1 try
Inside Centre
Damian de Allende
Wild Knights
33
87
Outside Centre (C)
Jesse Kriel
Canon
31
79
1 try
Right Wing
Cheslin Kolbe
Sungoliath
31
40
Full Back
Damian Willemse
WP
27
39
Reserve
Bongi Mbonambi
Sharks
34
77
Reserve
Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Blue Bulls
24
3
Reserve
Vincent Koch
Sharks
35
61
1 try
Reserve
RG Snyman
Leinster
30
40
Reserve
Franco Mostert
Honda
34
78
Reserve
Kwagga Smith
Blue Revs
32
51
Reserve
Faf de Klerk
Canon
33
58
Reserve
Willie le Roux
Blue Bulls
35
98
Italy: 3 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Team for the Loftus test
Back
:
Wilco Louw
,
Jan-Hendrik Wessels
,
RG Snyman
,
Lood de Jager
,
Vincent Tshituka
,
Jasper Wiese
,
Vincent Koch
Middle
:
Faf de Klerk
,
Morné van den Berg
,
Marco van Staden
,
Kwagga Smith
,
Damian Willemse
,
Ox Nche
,
Kurt-Lee Arendse
,
Cheslin Kolbe
Front
:
Bongi Mbonambi
,
Malcolm Marx
,
Handré Pollard
,
Jesse Kriel
(
captain
),
Dr Johan Erasmus
(
coach
),
Eben Etzebeth
,
Willie le Roux
,
Damian de Allende
,
Franco Mostert