Italy beat Springboks for first time

Italy beat a demoralised South Africa 20-18 in Florence on Saturday as the Six Nations wooden-spooners notched up their first victory over the world’s fourth-ranked side.

A delirious home crowd gave their team, ranked 13th in the world, a standing ovation after the match as the visitors formed a lonely huddle in the middle of the field.

Both sides scored two tries, but South Africa made repeated handling errors as Italy grew in confidence.

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