Springboks vs the Tiffosi

A misty day in Turin, as is so often true in Northern Italy. Great singing of the Italian anthem

Lively start from the Italians.

Boks winning every high ball

Pollard kicks it dead.

Good day Pakie….great day of rugby

Ioane flies past Moodie. Great line.

Howzit Moz.

Lovely break by Italy past Moodie

Moodie gets exposed on defence.

Kolisi monstered by 3 Mussolinis. Okay only two, seemed like three with how effective they were.

Now the scrum

Moodie looks a bit lethargic and lead footed.

Taljane are lively, can barely contain themselves charging Willemse with the free kick.

Italy playing fabulous rugby

Solid tackle by Moodie that time but Italy are rocking it. Ends up 5m out.

Ah fuck, here we go with head contact.

He's pretty low, there's no fucking head contact there.

Permanent red? Are they crazy? Absolute bullshit.

That shoulder didn't hit the fucking head, it hit his chest.

It’s almost impossible to pull off a double tackle now without getting a red

Hit the guy on the chest and moved up, but because the shoulder is leading, then wrapping.

This will be egg on face if we lose to Italy today

That Italian didn't even flinch because his head didn't see any action in that hit.

Been all Italy so far

Willemse doing tremendous covering work.

Superb positional play by Willemse

Willemse is kicking kak today

Big hit Moodie breaks the Italian momentum.

Dang, I almost missed this.

Thought the game was much later today

Moodie should be careful lifting like that, he'll get a permanent red too for fuck all.

How did we get another red?

All Italy Plummie. You missed a bullshit red for Mostert though. Hit to the chest in a double tackle which the refs saw as head contact.

Only problem is Kolisi is still on the field

Nortje is a fucking dynamo.

Edwil has done some good work

Italy helping us out at the moment with the frantic game they're playing.

Edwill deftly dodges Ioane. Moodie taken early there, maybe? Nortje knocks it unfortunately. Moodie taken in the air, where's the TMO? No foul play but it's illegal and a penalty. Ref does fuck all.

Look at Garbisi who was on the receiving end of a permanent red hit. Fresh as a daisie. Kicks like shit.

I haven't seen permanent in ages...now suddenly two in two weeks.

...I smell a rat

Andre on for Edwill. Can't possibly be tactical. Guess Andre to 12 and Moodie or Hooker to wing. Hooker it looks like.

I've been watching for 200 seconds and my eyes are bleeding