The Wallabies were defeated by Italy for only the second time in rugby history, with two Australian-born players leading the Italian side to victory. The match highlighted by a controversial try and a disputed referee decision.
Breakdown
- Wallabies were defeated by Italy for just the second time in history.
- Australian-born Louie Leiner and Monty Ioane scored the decisive tries for Italy. 5s
- Wallabies acknowledged the loss will be difficult ahead of two major test matches. 17s
- Joseph Sulie was penalized for a high tackle, while Carter Gordon scored a controversial try. 27s
- The Italian coach was angered by a referee decision regarding a disputed play in the lead-up to a try. 32s