Five takeaways from Boks' victory

THE Springboks were made to sweat in the second half of their Test match against Italy, fighting hard to secure a 42-24 win in Pretoria.

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Independent Media’s John Goliath unpacks the Loftus Versfeld clash, which ended up being a rather scrappy affair.

Krappies make an impact, but needs to tidy up

Morne van den Berg must have looked out of his hotel room window on Saturday morning hoping for clear skies after playing in some horrible conditions in his first couple of matches in a Bok jersey.

The Lions scrumhalf got a lovely day to show off his skills. He scored two well-taken tries in the first half and his tactical kicking was for the most part very good.

However, at times he was a bit overeager to get the ball out to provide quick ball, and his distribution wasn't as clean as he would have liked. But he would have been pleased with his starting effort.

Springboks try to up the tempo, but Italy spoil the party