FLORENCE (ITALY) - Italy captain Sergio Parisse revealed that a sitdown with coach Conor O'Shea over coffee in Paris set the wheels in motion for a historic 20-18 victory over South Africa on Saturday. For Parisse, who made his 121st appearance for Italy, it was all thanks to a coffee he bought O'Shea several months ago. "Three or four months ago I had a coffee with Conor in Paris and one of the first things he said to me was, 'We have to beat South Africa'," Parisse said. "South Africa have been in difficulty but we did well to put them under pressure." - 'Sheer heart' -South Africa have now lost six of their past seven Tests and 53-year-old coach Allister Coetzee is facing the chop.

Source: Bangkok Post November 19, 2016 21:45 UTC