S Africa ..........19
Italy ............... 23
ITALY saw off tournament hosts South Africa, who rued their ill-discipline.
Harlequins tighthead prop Babalwa Latsha crashed over the tryline in the seventh minute for South Africa but the complexion of the game changed after Chumisa Qawe was shown a yellow card for a high tackle.
Italy converted their chances deep in South African territory, with outside centre Michela Sillari dotting down and prop Silvia Turani scoring a brace.
South Africa deployed a bomb squad in the second half as Aseza Hele powered over the tryline.
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