2025 Italy rugby union tour of Namibia and South Africa

In July 2025, the Italy national rugby union team toured South Africa as part of the Summer International calendar. The two-test tour was confirmed in October 2024, with a match against Namibia being included on the tour.

It was Italy's third tour of South Africa, and the first time both teams have played each other at Loftus Versfeld Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Fixtures

On May 21, Italy named a 33-player squad for the tour.

On June 11 Louis Lynagh replaced Monty Ioane. On June 23 Simone Ferrari replaced GiosuÃÂ¨ Zilocchi. On June 27 it was announced that Federico Mori will not join the tour, due to injury. On June 30, Pietro Ceccarelli and Damiano Mazza were added to the squad in substitution of Marco Riccioni and Leonardo Marin, who were both injured in the first match against Namibia. On July 4, Leonard Krumov joined the team in South Africa in substitution of injured Riccardo Favretto. On July 7, Giampietro Ribaldi was called to replace Giacomo Nicotera.

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This was ItalyÃ¢ÂÂs largest-ever winning margin in an away Test Match, surpassing the previous 61-point margin set against Portugal during the 1995-1997 FIRA Trophy.
Sidney HalupÃÂ©, Jurgen Meyer, Danie van der Merwe (all Namibia), Mirko Belloni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Muhamed Hasa (all Italy) made their international debuts.

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Vincent Tshituka (South Africa), Matteo Canali, Pablo Dimcheff and David Odiase (all Italy) made their international debuts.

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Willie le Roux became the eighth South African to earn 100 test caps.
Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Ethan Hooker and Cobus Wiese (all South Africa) made their international debuts.
This was the first time since June 2008 that South Africa has kept Italy scoreless (26Ã¢ÂÂ0).
This was the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup that South Africa has kept their opposition scoreless (Romania 76Ã¢ÂÂ0).
This was the first time since losing to Ireland 36Ã¢ÂÂ0 during the 2024 Six Nations that Italy has failed to score any points.