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Rugby: Springboks outsmart Italy with a seven try victory in their 2nd test

# Rugby: South Africa delivered a command performance in their second test against Italy with a victory of 45 – 0 at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Gqeberha. The Boks played with 14 men for most of the match after Jasper Wiese was red-carded early in the first half. However, they still managed to score seven tries with Edwill van der Merwe two, and one each by Grant Williams, Canan Moodie, Malcolm Marx, Makazole Mapimpi, and Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Manie Libbok succeeded with 5 conversions. The victory was extra special for Willie le Roux, who was celebrating his 100th Test cap.