A historic debut in Saturday’s rugby friendly between Italy and Australia. “Squadra Azzurri” won in Florence with a score of 28-27.
Australia national rugby union coach Dave Rennie is feeling the pressure with the World Cup in France 10 months away.
The Australians suffered their 8th friendly defeat of the year and their first ever loss to Italy.
Italy, the first success in history with Australia
Following the appointment of New Zealand head coach Kieran Crowley, Italy have grown significantly in their game, and the result in Florence on Saturday shows.
Italy, who also beat Romania 45-13 in July, relied heavily on tries from Pierre Bruno (18th minute) and Ange Capuozzo (25th and 64th minutes).
Tommaso Allan also scored two tries for the hosts, and Lolesio missed a penalty in the closing stages.
To date, Australia and Italy have met 19 times.
A week ago, Italy also convincingly beat Samoa 49-17.
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