South Africa thump Italy to stay perfect in Nations Championship

South Africa beat Italy 66-7 in Turin to maintain their perfect record in the Nations Championship. The emphatic win strengthened the Springboks’ position at the top of the Southern Hemisphere group as they added more points to their tally.

South Africa scored six tries in the first half and nine overall, with Malcolm Marx crossing twice. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu opened the scoring with a penalty, scored a try and kicked all nine conversions, adding 21 points from his successful kicks; Italy’s only try came from Federico Ruzza, converted by Tommaso Allan. South Africa had already taken maximum points from their three July fixtures and led New Zealand on points difference before the match.