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Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Saturday South Africa 42 (Morne van den Berg 2, Jesse Kriel, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Vincent Koch, Marco van Staden tries; Handre Pollard 6 conversions), Italy 24 ...

Scrum-half Morne van den Berg scored two tries as Rugby World Cup title-holders South Africa beat Italy 42-24 in Pretoria on ...