INJURY-ravaged Italy must have feared the worst when South Africa named their full-noise side – and those fears were brutally realised as the back-to-back world champions demolished the helpless hosts.
■By BEN JAYCOCK

The Italians were without 15 players, including captain Michel Lamaro, Juan Ignacio Brex and former Six Nations player of the tournament, Tommaso Menoncello. But that didn’t stop Rassie Erasmus fielding his best possible side with superstars Siya Kolisi, Malcolm Marx and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu showcasing why they are a class above.
Just 31 minut...