How to watch Italy v South Africa for free - TV channel and kick-off time

Italy and world champions South Africa meet in Turin on Saturday

South African flanker Siya Kolisi (Image: Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images)

Italy will welcome reigning world champions South Africa to Allianz Stadium in Turin this Saturday as the Nations Championship second phase gets under way.

The Springboks completed their summer campaign with wins over England, Scotland and Wales and will be looking to maintain that perfect record against the Azzurri today.

Tougher tests against France and Ireland complete their autumn, while the hosts have it all to do, having lost their three summer fixtures against Japan, New Zealand and Australia respectively.

Here is everything you need to now.

What time is kick-off?

The game kicks off at 11:40am UK time at the Allianz Stadium, Turin.

What TV channel will the match be on?

The match will be available to watch live and for free on ITV1 in the UK. Coverage starts at 11am.

Any live streaming options?

You can stream the match via ITV's app ITVX.

Teams

Italy: 15. Mirko Belloni; 14. Ange Capuozzo, 13. Paolo Odogwu, 12. Leonardo Marin, 11. Monty Ioane, 10. Paolo Garbisi, 9. Alessandro Fusco, 8. Lorenzo Cannone, 7. Samuele Locatelli, 6. Alessandro Ortombina, 5. Federico Ruzza, 4. Niccolò Cannone, 3. Simone Ferrari, 2. Giacomo Nicotera (C) 1. Muhamed Hasa

Replacements: 16. Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 17. Danilo Fischetti, 18. Ion Neculai, 19. Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi, 20. Ross Vincent, 21. Manuel Zuliani, 22. Stephen Varney, 23. Tommaso Allan

Head coach: Gonzalo Quesada

South Africa: 15. Damian Willemse; 14. Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian De Allende, 11. Ethan Hooker, 10. Sasha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9. Morne Van Den Berg, 8. Jasper Wiese, 7. Pieter-Steph Du Toit, 6. Siya Kolisi (C), 5. Ruan Nortje, 4. Salmaan Moerat, 3. Thomas Du Toit, 2. Malcolm Marx, 1. Ox Niche

Replacements: 16. Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17. Gerhard Steenekamp, 18. Wilco Louw, 19. Lood De Jager, 20. Cameron Hanekom, 21. Paul De Villiers, 22. Grant Williams, 23. Manie Libbok

Head coach: Rassie Erasmus

Officials

Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

Assistant referees: James Doleman (New Zealand) and Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)