A near-perfect first-half performance from South Africa paved the way for a resounding Nations Championship victory over Italy in Turin on Saturday.
The Springboks scored 45 unanswered points in the opening 40 minutes, before a somewhat messy second stanza saw them run out 66-7 winners.
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Retained top spot
In doing so, the Springboks remained top of the Southern Hemisphere standings, and also kept their No 1 World Rugby ranking.
The Springboks scored nine tries through hooker Malcolm Marx (2), flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, scrumhalf Morne van den Berg, flank Siya Kolisi, fullback Damian Willemse,
Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.
