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Nations Championship 2026 · HBF Park, Perth | Boorloo · 18 July 2026Head-to-head
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Australia won by 47 points.Half-time 31–5 · Tries 9–2

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4912202731414152648039123Attacks638Ball won12410226241165129152411479324%Own 2255%Own half69%Opp half95%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS11011
ITA21543
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS6/90/00
ITA0/20/00
← Italy attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
4′AustraliaTry, Josh Canham5–0
9′AustraliaTry, Tom Wright, converted10–0
12′AustraliaTry, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, converted17–0
20′ItalyTry, Michele Lamaro19–5
27′AustraliaTry, Josh Canham24–5
31′AustraliaTry, Angus Bell, converted29–5
41′AustraliaTry, Len Ikitau, converted36–5
41′ItalyTry, Montanna Ioane36–10
52′AustraliaTry, Josh Canham, converted43–10
64′AustraliaTry, Billy Pollard50–10
80′AustraliaTry, Ben Donaldson, converted55–10
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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4′Josh Canham9′Tom Wright12′Brandon Paenga-Amosa20′Michele Lamaro27′Josh Canham31′Angus Bell41′Len Ikitau41′Montanna Ioane52′Josh Canham64′Billy Pollard80′Ben Donaldson
AUS

Team stats

ITA
61%Possession39%
52%Territory48%
163Carries84
558Metres gained249
11Clean breaks1
43Defenders beaten11
207Passes117
9Offloads3
110Tackles made215
11Tackles missed43
121/124Rucks won64/70
16/18Lineouts won9/11
3/4Scrums won7/10
5/5Mauls won3/3
7Turnovers won5
8Penalties conceded12
15Kicks from hand13
415Kick metres319
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 6/9, penalties 0/0 · ITA conversions 0/2, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Angus BellProp
  2. 2Brandon Paenga-AmosaHooker
  3. 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Josh CanhamSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Rob ValetiniFlanker
  7. 7Carlo TizzanoFlanker
  8. 8Harry WilsonNumber 8
  9. 9Ryan LonerganScrum-half
  10. 10Declan MeredithFly-half
  11. 11Harry PotterWing
  12. 12Len IkitauCentre
  13. 13Joseph SuaaliiCentre
  14. 14Max JorgensenWing
  15. 15Tom WrightFull-back
  16. 16Billy PollardBench
  17. 17James SlipperBench
  18. 18Zane NonggorrBench
  19. 19Miles AmatoseroBench
  20. 20Fraser McReightBench
  21. 21Tate McDermottBench
  22. 22Ben DonaldsonBench
  23. 23Filipo DaugunuBench

Italy

  1. 1Muhamed HasaProp
  2. 2Gianmarco LucchesiHooker
  3. 3Marco RiccioniProp
  4. 4Giulio MariniSecond row
  5. 5Federico RuzzaSecond row
  6. 6Riccardo FavrettoFlanker
  7. 7Michele LamaroFlanker
  8. 8Ross VintcentNumber 8
  9. 9Alessandro GarbisiScrum-half
  10. 10Paolo GarbisiFly-half
  11. 11Montanna IoaneWing
  12. 12Paolo OdogwuCentre
  13. 13Juan Ignacio BrexCentre
  14. 14Louis LynaghWing
  15. 15Lorenzo PaniFull-back
  16. 16Pablo DimcheffBench
  17. 17Danilo FischettiBench
  18. 18Ion NeculaiBench
  19. 19Andrea ZamboninBench
  20. 20Alessandro OrtombinaBench
  21. 21Alessandro FuscoBench
  22. 22Giacomo Da ReBench
  23. 23Leonardo MarinBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Australia 21–2 Italy in 23 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
Italy going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.