South Africa beat Italy 49-3 in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Friday.
The Springboks’ hopes of reaching the quarter-finals received a boost following their tournament-opening defeat against New Zealand, who look to be on course to clinch top spot.
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Cheslin Kolbe stars as South Africa thrash fourteen-man Italy
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FULL TIME: South Africa 49-3 Italy
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When is it?
South Africa vs Italy takes place on Friday 4 October at the Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa.
When does it start?
The match kicks off at 6:45pm Japan Standard Time, which is 10:45am BST.
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage of the match will be shown on ITV 4 and the ITV Hub from 10:15am BST.
Teams
South Africa: Le Roux; Kolbe, Am, De Allende, Mapimpi; Pollard, De Klerk; Mtawarira, Mbonambi, Malherbe; Etzebeth, De Jager; Kolisi, Du Toit, Vermeulen.
Replacements: Marx, Kitschoff, Koch, Snyman, Mostert, Louw, Jantjies, Steyn.
Italy: Minozzi; Benvenuti, Morisi, Hayward, Campagnaro; Allan, Tebaldi; Lovotti, Bigi, Ferrari; Sisi, Budd; Steyn, Polledri, Parisse.
Replacements: Zani, Quaglio, Riccioni, Zanni, Ruzza, Negro, Braley, Canna.
Odds
South Africa to win: 1/25
Italy to win: 25/1
Draw: 80/1
Prediction
South Africa 35-10 Italy: Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus has made a few changes from what is normally considered his strongest line-up, but they should still be too powerful for Italy to take anything out of the game. That said, Italy have had plenty of time to prepare for the match, and could benefit from having faced the two easier teams in the pool already.
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