| South Africa |
| 32 |
| Italy |
| 10 |
| 21 November 2009 | ||||||
| Stadio Friuli, Udine | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) | |||||
| Coach: Peter de Villiers | Attendance: 31482 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Wian du Preez | Cheetahs | 27 | 0 | |
| Hooker | Adriaan Strauss | Cheetahs | 24 | 6 | |
| Tight-head Prop (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 31 | 91 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 30 | 64 | |
| Lock | Andries Bekker | WP | 25 | 19 | |
| Flank | Heinrich Brüssow | Cheetahs | 23 | 11 | |
| Flank | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 31 | 44 | |
| Eighthman | Ryan Kankowski | Sharks | 24 | 10 | |
| Scrumhalf | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 27 | 53 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Morné Steyn | Blue Bulls | 25 | 10 | 2 conversions, 2 penalties |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 26 | 55 | 1 try |
| Inside Centre | Adrian Jacobs | Sharks | 29 | 29 | |
| Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 26 | 52 | 1 try |
| Right Wing | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 23 | 31 | |
| Full Back | Zane Kirchner | Blue Bulls | 25 | 2 | |
| Reserve | Jean Deysel | Sharks | 24 | 0 | |
| Reserve | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 32 | 90 | |
| Reserve | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 24 | 20 | |
| Reserve | BJ Botha | Ulster | 29 | 17 | |
| Reserve | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 26 | 25 | 1 try |
| Reserve | Ruan Pienaar | Sharks | 25 | 34 | 1 conversion |
| Reserve | Francois Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 21 | 0 |
| Italy: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty |