# History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa

The Italy and South Africa rugby union teams first met in 1995. Their 101-0 victory in Durban in 1999 was at the time the Springboks' largest victory, and remains Italy's heaviest defeat. Italy earned their first ever win over South Africa on 19 November 2016, 20-18, in Florence.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by Italy | Won by South Africa | Drawn | Italy points | South Africa points |
| In Italy | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 326 |
| In South Africa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 389 |
| Neutral venue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| Overall | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 195 | 764 |

### Record

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Italy | South Africa |
| Longest winning streak | 1 (19 Nov 2016 – 25 Nov 2017) | 12 (12 Nov 1995 – 19 Nov 2016) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 31 (8 Nov 1997) | 101 (19 Jun 1999) |
| Away | 14 (30 Jun 2001) | 63 (19 Nov 2022) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 2 (19 Nov 2016) | 101 (19 Jun 1999) |
| Away | NA | 46 (4 Oct 2019) |
| Largest aggregate score |||
| 101 (South Africa 101–0 Italy) (19 Jun 1999) |||

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 12 November 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 21–40 | South Africa | |
| 2 | 8 November 1997 | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | 31–62 | South Africa | 1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe |
| 3 | 12 June 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 74–3 | South Africa | 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa |
| 4 | 19 June 1999 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 101–0 | South Africa | 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa |
| 5 | 30 June 2001 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 60–14 | South Africa | 2001 Italy rugby union tour |
| 6 | 17 November 2001 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | 26–54 | South Africa | 2001 autumn internationals |
| 7 | 21 June 2008 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 26–0 | South Africa | 2008 mid-year test |
| 8 | 21 November 2009 | Stadio Friuli, Udine | 10–32 | South Africa | 2009 end-of-year test |
| 9 | 19 June 2010 | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | 29–13 | South Africa | 2010 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa |
| 10 | 26 June 2010 | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | 55–11 | South Africa | 2010 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa |
| 11 | 8 June 2013 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 44–10 | South Africa | 2013 South African quadrangular tournament |
| 12 | 22 November 2014 | Stadio Euganeo, Padua | 6–22 | South Africa | 2014 end-of-year test |
| 13 | 19 November 2016 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | 20–18 | Italy | 2016 end-of-year test |
| 14 | 25 November 2017 | Stadio Euganeo, Padua | 6–35 | South Africa | 2017 end-of-year test |
| 15 | 4 October 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi, Japan | 49–3 | South Africa | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 16 | 19 November 2022 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | 21–63 | South Africa | 2022 end-of-year test |
| 17 | 5 July 2025 | TBA, TBA, South Africa | | | 2025 mid-year test |
| 18 | 12 July 2025 | TBA, TBA, South Africa | | | 2025 mid-year test |
| 19 | TBA November 2025 | TBA, TBA, Italy | | | 2025 end-of-year test |

## List of series

| Played | Won by Italy | Won by South Africa | Drawn |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Year | Italy | South Africa | Series winner |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD |