The Nations Championship's Northern Hemisphere leg gets underway this weekend, with the Springboks travelling to the Allianz Stadium in Turin to face Italy on Saturday, 7 November.
South Africa head into the match as the Nations Championship's outright leaders, topping the overall standings on points difference ahead of the All Blacks — the only two teams to have won all three of their fixtures so far. The Springboks collected maximum five-point hauls against England, Scotland and Wales during the July leg.
Kick-off in Turin is at 13:40 South African time. Eoghan Cross of the IRFU takes charge, with James Doleman and Sam Grove-White as his assistants, Brett Cronan as TMO and Mike Adamson as FPRO. The match is live on SuperSport across South Africa and Africa.
Elsewhere in the opening weekend, Ireland host Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on Friday evening (22:10 SA time), with Los Pumas chasing a first win over Ireland in 11 years. Luke Pearce referees, with Morné Ferreira among his assistants. Scotland host New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon (16:10 SA time) under Andrew Brace.