Namibia: South Africa defy early red card to beat battling Italy – Sport

World champions South Africa beat a spirited Italy 32-14 on Saturday, coming out on top despite having to play a huge chunk of the match a man down, just as they did in last weekend’s win over France.

Marco van Staden, Morne van den Berg, Grant Williams and Ethan Hooker scored the tries with Handre Pollard kicking the rest of South Africa’s points at a soaking Allianz Stadium on a wet, grey day in northern Italy.

There were swathes of empty seats in the stands, with the big ticket…