South Africa's resilience shines as red card absorbed in 32-14 win over Italy in Turin

TURIN, Italy -- South Africa absorbed a reddish paper for a 2nd consecutive trial and prevailed again successful beating Italy 32-14 connected Saturday.

The Springboks played a antheral abbreviated for astir 70 minutes, and adjacent went down to 13 briefly, but showed the adaptability and resilience that helped them bushed France successful Paris with 14 men a week ago.

The Boks seat was impactful yet again arsenic they led Italy by lone six points with 8 minutes to spell but secured the triumph with a effort by replacement Grant Williams from a counterattack wrong their ain half.

They capped a stylish decorativeness moments aboriginal erstwhile Ethan Hooker, a midfielder moved to the wing, scored his archetypal trial effort from a kick-pass by replacement Manie Libbok.

Italy flyhalf Paolo Garbisi received the red-card foul but crucially missed 3 of his six goalkicks — worthy 8 points — conscionable a week aft helium was 100% disconnected the tee successful a triumph implicit Australia.

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