Springboks (27) 55 / Azuri (6) 11 (Final Score)

The Springboks hosted the Italian Azuri for the 2nd Test at Buffalo City Stadium, East London. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

As expected, the Springboks had far too much ammunition for the Azuri side, scoring converted 7 tries to 1 try in the process.

The final score was Springboks 55 / 11.

Players on Springbok side who shone was Morné Steyn, Gurthro Steenkamp and Francois Louw.

Scores:

Springboks: 2 Penalties & 5 Conversions & 2 Tries Morné Steyn, 2 Conversions Ruan Pienaar, 1 Try Pierre Spies, 1 Try Jannie du Plessis, 1 Try Bryan Habana, 1 Try Flip van der Merwe, 1 Try BJ Botha

Azuri: 2 Penalties Mirco Bergamasco, 1 Try Michele Sepe

Teams:

South Africa: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Jean de Villiers, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 BJ Botha, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Dewald Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Butch James, 22 Wynand Oliver.

Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Michele Sepe, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Craig Gower, 9 Simon Picone, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Manoa Vosawai, 6 Paul Derbyshire, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Franco Sbaraglini, 18 Quintin Geldenhuys, 19 Alessandro Zanni, 20 Tito Tebaldi, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Matteo Pratichetti.

Date: Saturday, June 26
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Venue: Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Referee:  Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Andy Macpherson (Scotland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)