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Full time25 June 2005
Australia
69–21
Italy
Telstra Dome, Melbourne | Narrm, Australia · Tour 2005Head-to-head

Australia won by 48 points.

Scoring

  1. 7’TAustralia try · George Gregan5–0
  2. 11’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau7–0
  3. 11’TAustralia try · Matt Giteau12–0
  4. 21’TAustralia try · Mark Chisholm17–0
  5. 25’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau19–0
  6. 25’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri24–0
  7. 27’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau26–0
  8. 27’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri31–0
  9. 34’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau33–0
  10. 34’TAustralia try · Wendell Sailor38–0
  11. 38’CItaly conversion · Gert Peens38–2
  12. 38’TItaly try · Andrea Lo Cicero38–7
  13. 40’TAustralia try · Mat Rogers43–7
  14. 46’CItaly conversion · Gert Peens43–9
  15. 46’TItaly try · Antonio Mannato43–14
  16. 50’CItaly conversion · Gert Peens43–16
  17. 50’TItaly try · Mauro Bergamasco43–21
  18. 54’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau45–21
  19. 54’TAustralia try · David Lyons50–21
  20. 62’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau52–21
  21. 62’TAustralia try · Jeremy Paul57–21
  22. 66’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri62–21
  23. 77’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock64–21
  24. 77’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri69–21

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Bill YoungProp
  2. 2Jeremy PaulHooker
  3. 3Al BaxterProp
  4. 4Mark ChisholmSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8David LyonsNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Matt GiteauCentre
  13. 13Stirling MortlockCentre
  14. 14Wendell SailorWing
  15. 15Mat RogersFull-back
  16. 16Stephen MooreBench
  17. 17Matt DunningBench
  18. 18Hugh McMenimanBench
  19. 19John RoeBench
  20. 20Chris WhitakerBench
  21. 21Morgan TurinuiBench
  22. 22Mark GerrardBench

Italy

  1. 1Andrea Lo CiceroProp
  2. 2Carlo FestucciaHooker
  3. 3Martin CastrogiovanniProp
  4. 4Christian BezziSecond row
  5. 5Marco BortolamiSecond row
  6. 6David Dal MasoFlanker
  7. 7Mauro BergamascoFlanker
  8. 8Sergio ParisseNumber 8
  9. 9Paul GriffenScrum-half
  10. 10Ramiro PezFly-half
  11. 11Kaine RobertsonWing
  12. 12Andrea MasiCentre
  13. 13Gonzalo CanaleCentre
  14. 14Antonio MannatoWing
  15. 15Gert PeensFull-back
  16. 16Michele RizzoBench
  17. 17Carlos NietoBench
  18. 18Enrico PavanelloBench
  19. 19Silvio OrlandoBench
  20. 20Pablo CanavosioBench
  21. 21Christian ZanolettiBench
  22. 22Walter PozzebonBench

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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

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