Rugby fans on holidays and honeymoons in South Africa saw the national side cruise to another comfortable victory at the weekend, this time over Italy.
The Springboks played the European side at the Newlands stadium in Cape Town and didn't even have to move out of first gear to win 26-0.
Pundits had predicted that the world champions would subject the Italians to a humiliating defeat, a prediction that looked fairly likely to come true when the visitors fielded a side short of 13 first-choice players.
South African lock Victor Matfield's promise that the home side would be "merciless" against the Italians also seemed to suggest a thrashing was in store, but in the end there were only four tries in the game.
Francois Steyn got the scoring underway before Bismark du Plessis got in on the act with two tries and Tendai Mtawaria also picked up five points to add to his record.
Rugby fans on South Africa holidays will be able to see the Springboks play their next home matches in August, when they face Argentina, New Zealand and Australia.
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