The Springboks’ season finally gets underway at Loftus Versfeld as Rassie Erasmus’ men tackle Italy in Pretoria.
Erasmus’ charges made light work of the Barbarians in Cape Town last week, powering to a 54-7 victory over the famous invitational team and will be eager to build momentum in their first official Test match of the year.
- Event: Springboks vs Italy
- Date: Saturday 5 July 2025
- Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Springboks vs Italy Kickoff Time
Springboks vs Italy kicks off at 5:10 pm Local (11:00 AM ET).
How To Watch Springboks vs Italy
The Springboks vs Italy match from the 2025 July Rugby Series can be streamed on RUGBY PASS.
The teams
Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel (c), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Franco Mostert, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Willie le Roux
Italy: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Pablo Dimcheff, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Matteo Canali, 20 Ross Vintcent, 21 David Odiase, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Giulio Bertaccini
