Italy take on reigning world champions South Africa in Genoa on Saturday following a historic win against Australia for Kieran Crowley's men last time out.
The Azzurri stunned the rugby world last weekend as they edged Australia 28-27 in a nail-biting contest, defeating the Wallabies for the first time ever after 18 previous attempts. That famous win has pushed Italy up to 11th place in the world rankings, their highest position since November 2013.
A shock victory over the Springboks this weekend could help them break into the top 10, with the visitors hoping to bounce back from a difficult start to their autumn campaign, which has seen them fall to narrow defeats to France and Ireland.
Here's everything you need to know about Italy v South Africa:
What time is Italy v South Africa kick-off?
Italy v South Africa kicks off at 1pm UK time/2pm local time on Saturday, November 19, at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.
What TV channel is Italy v South Africa on? What about live streaming?
You will need to have an Amazon Prime Video subscription for this game, either by paying or via a free trial. This will be the only live-viewing option.
Prime Video offer a 30-day free trial, which renews at £8.99 per month after the trial period ends, or you can cancel it before that. The service also provides a range of films, TV series, music and free one-day delivery. You can sign up to a free Amazon Prime trial here. Live streaming will be available via the app or online. The Prime Video coverage will have Johnnie Hammond and Hugo Southwell on commentary duties.
What's the team news?
Kieran Crowley has made just two changes to the side which started against Australia in Florence, with prop Pietro Ceccarelli and hooker Giacomo Nicotera being brought in to bolster the Italian front row as it faces a powerful Springbok pack. Full-back Ange Capuozzo again forms a formidable back-three alongside Pierre Bruno and Monty Ioane, while Juan Ignacio Brix and Luca Morisi retain their partnership at centre.
Meanwhile, Jacques Nienaber has made four personnel changes, with Jasper Wiese starting at number eight in place of Kwagga Smith, while starts are also handed to locks Salmaan Moerat and Marvin Orie. A new centre pairing sees Andre Esterhuizen come in at inside centre alongside Damian de Allende, who takes the place of Jesse Kriel at outside centre.
Italy: 15. Ange Capuozzo, 14. Pierre Bruno, 13. Juan Ignacio Brex, 12. Luca Morisi, 11. Montanna Ioane, 10. Tommaso Allan, 9. Stephen Varney, 1. Danilo Fischetti, 2. Giacomo Nicotera, 3. Pietro Ceccarelli, 4. Niccolò Cannone, 5. Federico Ruzza, 6. Sebastian Negri, 7. Michele Lamaro (captain), 8. Lorenzo Cannone.
Replacements: 16. Gianmarco Lucchesi, 17. Ivan Nemer, 18. Simone Ferrari, 19. David Sisi, 20. Manuel Zuliani, 21. Alessandro Garbisi, 22. Edoardo Padovani, 23. Tommaso Menoncello.
South Africa: 15. Willie le Roux, 14. Cheslin Kolbe, 13. Damian de Allende, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10. Damian Willemse, 9. Francois de Klerk, 1. Ox Nche, 2. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 3. Frans Malherbe, 4. Salmaan Moerat, 5. Marvin Orie, 6. Siyamthanda Kolisi (capt), 7. Franco Mostert, 8. Jasper Wiese.
Replacements: 16. Malcolm Marx, 17. Steven Kitshoff, 18. Vincent Koch, 19. Eben Etzebeth, 20. Albertus Smith, 21. Evan Roos, 22. Cobus Reinach, 23. Manie Libbok.
Who is the Italy v South Africa referee?
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (RFU) and Sam Grove-White (SRU)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
What have the coaches said?
Italy head coach Kieran Crowley: “We achieved a historic result against Australia, but we are not satisfied. The following day the focus was immediately shifted to South Africa. It will be a very intense match from a physical point of view. We have studied our opponents and prepared our engagement in the best possible way. We continue on this path proving to be competitive in every game.”
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber: “Italy’s victory against Australia will boost their confidence immensely going into this match, and we are expecting them to draw a lot of energy from their home crowd. They defeated Wales away in the Six Nations and tested Scotland as well, so we are under no illusions as to the challenge that lies ahead. Italy have shown before what a force they can be at home by defeating the 6'Boks 20-18 in Florence, and they will draw confidence from that as well. We have been working hard on improving the areas of the game that let us down in the last two matches, and we are determined to get onto the right side of the scoreboard after very narrow defeats against the first and second ranked teams in the world.”
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