TV Guide Leagues Teams

Australia Australia 57 - 10 Italy Italy

Full time

18 Jul 2026

Nations Championship

Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 3

HBF Park

Australia vs Italy head to head

馃帀 2
馃憦 1
馃敟 1

Australia delivered a commanding performance against Italy, winning 57-10 in the Nations Championship. Canham opened the scoring with a try just three minutes in, followed by contributions from Wright and Paenga-Amosa, showcasing Australia's early dominance. Italy managed to respond with a try from Lamaro, but Australia quickly reasserted control. Canham completed a hat-trick, finishing with three tries, while Lonergan added six conversions to his tally. Italy's hopes were further dashed when Riccioni received a red card in the second half, leaving them a man down. Pollard and Donaldson added late tries to extend the scoreline. Overall, it was a comprehensive victory for Australia, reflecting their superior skill and strategy.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand

Weather

Temperature: 15.6°C (Feels like 14.3°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 8.8 km/h, gusting to 21.7 km/h Humidity: 62% Cloud Cover: 73%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 3'

    Try

    Josh Canham 路 Australia

    5 - 0
  • 8'

    Try

    Tom Wright 路 Australia

    10 - 0
  • 9'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    12 - 0
  • 11'

    Try

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa 路 Australia

    17 - 0
  • 12'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    19 - 0
  • 19'

    Try

    Michele Lamaro 路 Italy

    19 - 5
  • 26'

    Try

    Josh Canham 路 Australia

    24 - 5
  • 30'

    Try

    Angus Bell 路 Australia

    29 - 5
  • 31'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    31 - 5
  • 40'

    Try

    Len Ikitau 路 Australia

    36 - 5
  • 40'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    38 - 5
  • 40'

    Try

    Monty Ioane 路 Italy

    38 - 10
  • Halftime 38 - 10
  • Second Half
  • 45'

    Substitution

    Alessandro Ortombina on for Michele Lamaro 路 Italy

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Danilo Fischetti on for Muhamed Hasa 路 Italy

  • 51'

    Try

    Josh Canham 路 Australia

    43 - 10
  • 52'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    45 - 10
  • 52'

    Substitution

    James Slipper on for Angus Bell 路 Australia

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Zane Nonggorr on for Allan Alaalatoa 路 Australia

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Pablo Dimcheff on for Gianmarco Lucchesi 路 Italy

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Giacomo Da Re on for Paolo Garbisi 路 Italy

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Alessandro Fusco on for Alessandro Garbisi 路 Italy

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Ion Neculai on for Marco Riccioni 路 Italy

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Billy Pollard on for Brandon Paenga-Amosa 路 Australia

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Michele Lamaro on for Alessandro Ortombina 路 Italy

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Miles Amatosero on for Jeremy Williams 路 Australia

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Andrea Zambonin on for Federico Ruzza 路 Italy

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Tate McDermott on for Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Fraser McReight on for Carlo Tizzano 路 Australia

  • 63'

    Try

    Billy Pollard 路 Australia

    50 - 10
  • 64'

    Substitution

    Leonardo Marin on for Lorenzo Pani 路 Italy

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Alessandro Garbisi on for Alessandro Fusco 路 Italy

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Ben Donaldson on for Declan Meredith 路 Australia

  • 65'

    Red Card

    Marco Riccioni 路 Italy

  • 66'

    Substitution

    Filipo Daugunu on for Len Ikitau 路 Australia

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Angus Bell on for James Slipper 路 Australia

  • 72'

    Substitution

    Alessandro Fusco on for Alessandro Garbisi 路 Italy

  • 79'

    Try

    Ben Donaldson 路 Australia

    55 - 10
  • 80'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Australia

    57 - 10
  • Fulltime 57 - 10

Player ratings

Australia
  • 15 Tom Wright 7.5
  • 14 Max Jorgensen 7.1
  • 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 7.5
  • 12 Len Ikitau 7.9
  • 11 Harry Potter 9.9
  • 10 Declan Meredith 6.3
  • 9 Ryan Lonergan 6.2
  • 1 Angus Bell 7.4
  • 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 8.4
  • 3 Allan Alaalatoa 7.6
  • 4 Josh Canham 9.0
  • 5 Jeremy Williams 7.8
  • 6 Rob Valetini 7.7
  • 7 Carlo Tizzano 8.4
  • 8 Harry Wilson 7.3
  • 16 Billy Pollard 6.9
  • 17 James Slipper 6.4
  • 18 Zane Nonggorr 6.0
  • 19 Miles Amatosero 6.5
  • 20 Fraser McReight 6.4
  • 21 Tate McDermott 6.1
  • 22 Ben Donaldson 6.8
  • 23 Filipo Daugunu 6.2
Italy
  • 15 Lorenzo Pani 6.2
  • 14 Louis Lynagh 5.3
  • 13 Juan Ignacio Brex 5.7
  • 12 Paolo Odogwu 7.2
  • 11 Monty Ioane 6.9
  • 10 Paolo Garbisi 5.8
  • 9 Alessandro Garbisi 6.3
  • 1 Muhamed Hasa 6.6
  • 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi 7.2
  • 3 Marco Riccioni 4.0
  • 4 Giulio Marini 6.5
  • 5 Federico Ruzza 6.8
  • 6 Riccardo Favretto 7.3
  • 7 Michele Lamaro 7.4
  • 8 Ross Vintcent 7.5
  • 16 Pablo Dimcheff 6.0
  • 17 Danilo Fischetti 5.7
  • 18 Ion Neculai 5.6
  • 19 Andrea Zambonin 5.7
  • 20 Alessandro Ortombina 5.9
  • 21 Alessandro Fusco 5.6
  • 22 Giacomo Da Re 5.6
  • 23 Leonardo Marin 5.9