Italy v South Africa kicks off at 13:40 SAST on Saturday 7 November 2026 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, in the Nations Championship. It is the first of the Springboks’ three November Tests in Europe, before France in Paris on 13 November and Ireland in Dublin on 21 November. South Africa have won 18 of the 19 Tests between the sides, and Italy’s only win came 20-18 in Florence in 2016. The teams last met at this same stadium on 15 November 2025, when South Africa won 32-14.
Springboks vs Italy kick-off time and venue
The date and venue agree on Juventus’s own announcement of 15 May 2026, Rugby World’s Springbok fixture list and rugby365’s match centre. The kick-off agrees on two of them: Rugby World gives 1.40pm SAST and rugby365 gives 13:40.
| Detail | Italy v South Africa |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 7 November 2026 |
| Kick-off in South Africa | 13:40 SAST |
| Kick-off in Italy | 12:40 CET |
| Kick-off in the UK | 11:40 GMT |
| Venue | Allianz Stadium, Turin, the home of Juventus |
| Competition | Nations Championship, round 4 on rugby365’s listing |
| Broadcaster listed in South Africa | SuperSport |
Rugby World notes that dates and times are liable to change, and we will update this page if either moves. The full November schedule, with every 2026 Springbok result, is on our Springbok fixtures hub.
Springboks vs Italy head-to-head: 19 Tests
The full record below is from Wikipedia’s history of matches between the two countries. The five most recent results also match rugby365’s head-to-head page exactly.
| Where played | Tests | South Africa wins | Italy wins | South Africa points | Italy points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Italy | 9 | 8 | 1 | 358 | 155 |
| In South Africa | 9 | 9 | 0 | 476 | 75 |
| Neutral (2019 World Cup, Japan) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| All Tests | 19 | 18 | 1 | 883 | 233 |
The last five meetings
| Date | Venue | Score | Result for South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2025 | Allianz Stadium, Turin | Italy 14-32 South Africa | WON BY 18 |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha | South Africa 45-0 Italy | WON BY 45 |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | South Africa 42-24 Italy | WON BY 18 |
| 19 Nov 2022 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Italy 21-63 South Africa | WON BY 42 |
| 4 Oct 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Japan (World Cup) | South Africa 49-3 Italy | WON BY 46 |
What the record says about Tests in Italy
This section is our own arithmetic from the 19 results above. The headline 18-1 hides a real difference between venues: Italy have been far more competitive at home.
| Measure | Tests in Italy | Tests in South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Italy points per Test | 17.2 | 8.3 |
| South Africa points per Test | 39.8 | 52.9 |
| Average South Africa winning margin | 22.6 | 44.6 |
| Tests where Italy scored 14 or more | 6 of 9 | 2 of 9 |
| Tests Italy won | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
Every Test played in Italy, in order, with South Africa’s margin: Rome 1995 by 19, Bologna 1997 by 31, Genoa 2001 by 28, Udine 2009 by 22, Padua 2014 by 16, Florence 2016 lost by 2, Padua 2017 by 29, Genoa 2022 by 42 and Turin 2025 by 18. Since the Florence defeat South Africa have won all six meetings, three of them in Italy, by an average of 29.7 points in Italy. Last year’s 32-14 in Turin was the narrowest of those three Italian wins, and it came at the same ground as this year’s Test.
Two cautions before reading anything into that. A head-to-head record describes past squads, not the two teams that will take the field in November, and Test rugby margins swing hard on the bench, the weather and the referee. The Springboks’ own 2026 results, including the defeats to New Zealand at Ellis Park and to Australia in Perth, are on the Springboks hub.
Why there is no Springboks vs Italy pick
Read live from our homepage this morning, our record stands at 121 wins and 86 losses, 58 percent over 207 graded picks, losses included, and none of those 207 is a rugby pick. We publish a confidence figure only in sports we grade in public after every result, and rugby is not one of them yet. When it is, a pick for this Test will sit on the same log as our football picks, win or lose. Until then this page is the fixture, the kick-off and the numbers, and our rugby betting guide explains how the markets work.
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