Australia 57-10 Italy
Date:
Venue: HBF Park, Perth
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Attendance: 19,268
Australia v Italy Match Reports
Australia ended Joe Schmidt's tenure on a high with a dominant 57-10 victory over Italy in the Nations Championship, snapping a six-match losing streak in Perth. Josh Canham scored a hat-trick as the Wallabies ran in nine tries to record their biggest win over Italy in more than 20 years. A selection of match reports is listed below:
Australia v Italy - Match Highlights
Australia v Italy - Match Stats
Australia (38) 57
Try: Canham (4', 27', 52'), Wright (9'), Paenga-Amosa (12'), Bell (31'), Ikitau (40'+1), Pollard (64'), Donaldson (80')
Conversion: Lonergan (10', 13', 32', 40'+1, 53'), Donaldson (80'+1)
Italy (5) 10
Try: Lamaro (20'), Ioane (41')
Red Card: Riccioni (66')
Man of the match: Josh Canham (Australia)
Australia v Italy - Team Line-ups
Australia Team
Forwards
- 1 Angus Bell
- 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa
- 3 Allan Alaalatoa
- 4 Josh Canham
- 5 Jeremy Williams
- 6 Rob Valetini
- 7 Carlo Tizzano
- 8 Harry Wilson (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Ryan Lonergan
- 10 Declan Meredith
- 11 Harry Potter
- 12 Len Ikitau
- 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii
- 14 Max Jorgensen
- 15 Tom Wright
Replacements
- 16 Billy Pollard
- 17 James Slipper
- 18 Zane Nonggorr
- 19 Miles Amatosero
- 20 Fraser McReight
- 21 Tate McDermott
- 22 Ben Donaldson
- 23 Filipo Daugunu
Italy Team
Forwards
- 1 Muhamed Hasa
- 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi
- 3 Marco Riccioni
- 4 Giulio Marini
- 5 Federico Ruzza
- 6 Riccardo Favretto
- 7 Michele Lamaro (Captain)
- 8 Ross Vintcent
Backs
- 9 Alessandro Garbisi
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Monty Ioane
- 12 Paolo Odogwu
- 13 Juan Ignacio Brex
- 14 Louis Lynagh
- 15 Lorenzo Pani
Replacements
- 16 Pablo Dimcheff
- 17 Danilo Fischietti
- 18 Ion Neculai
- 19 Andrea Zambonin
- 20 Alessandro Ortombina
- 21 Alessandro Fusco
- 22 Giacomo Da Re
- 23 Leonardo Marin