# Rugby: The Springboks won their opening Test of the 2025 season with a disjointed display against Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday evening. Rassie Erasmus’s charges scored six tries during the match, which ended 42-24 in their favour. The Boks led 28-3 at halftime after tries by Jesse Kriel, Kurt Lee Arendse, and Morné van den Berg. Vincent Koch and Marco van Staden added 2 more tries in the second half, while Handrè Pollard converted all six tries. Italy’s points came from tries by Manuel Zuliani, Pablo Dimcheff, and Niccolò Cannone, with Giacomo Da Re adding the rest with his boot.
Rugby: Boks win at Loftus but have much work to do