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Nations Championship fixtures: Springboks face Italy in Turin

South Africa meet Italy at 13:40 SAST on Saturday 7 November, with Siya Kolisi captaining the side in round four of the competition.

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The Springboks take on Italy in Turin on Saturday 7 November 2026, kicking off at 13:40 SAST, in round four of the Nations Championship.

South Africa are captained by Siya Kolisi, according to The South African. Ethan Hooker starts on the left wing and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at flyhalf. The bench includes Manie Libbok, Lood de Jager and Grant Williams.

Italy face the reigning world champions in Turin.

The rest of the round

The weekend began on Friday night, when Ireland host Argentina in Dublin, with kick-off at 22:10 SAST.

On Saturday, Scotland play New Zealand at Murrayfield at 16:10 SAST. France also play Fiji that day.

England host Australia at Twickenham on Sunday 8 November 2026, which closes the weekend's fixtures.

For the full schedule, see the rugby fixtures page.

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