Captain Sergio Parisse and popular prop Martin Castrogiovanni are closing in on a century of caps after the Argentine-born pair were named in Italy coach Jacques Brunel's 30-man squad for next month's international Tests.
Samoa survived early pressure to triumph 39-10 against Italy on Saturday in Nelspruit and reach the final of a South African four-nation tournament.
A brilliant Bryan Habana try soothed South African nerves and set up a 44-10 win over Italy on Saturday in a four-nation tournament Test.
Fullback Willie le Roux and scrum-half Jano Vermaak will make their Test debuts for South Africa on Saturday against Italy in the opening round of a four-nation tournament.
Six Nations minnows Italy produced a breathtaking display to hand Ireland a 22-15 defeat at Rome's Olympic Stadium on what was veteran Andrea Lo Cicero's 103rd and final appearance for the Azzurri.
England came through a huge scare to keep their Grand Slam hopes alive with an unconvincing 18-11 victory over Italy in the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham on Sunday.
Second-half tries by Jonathan Davies and Alex Cuthbert helped seal a 26-9 win over Italy and keep Wales'Six Nations title defence on track in difficult conditions at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
Italy captain Sergio Parisse will miss the rest of the Six Nations Championship after picking up a 30-day ban on Wednesday for swearing at a referee.
Italy coach Jacques Brunel on Sunday named veteran flanker Mauro Bergamasco in his 31-man squad for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Wales at Rome's Olympic Stadium.
EDINBURGH:An 80-metre intercept try by Stuart Hogg capped Scotland's Six Nations win over Italy on Saturday,bringing the visitors back to earth after their defeat of France.