Italy stun Wallabies for historic victory

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Fullback Ange Capuozzo dotted down twice as Italy beat Australia in Florence on Saturday – the Azzurri’s first Test win over the Wallabies.

Pierre Bruno also scored a try in a 28-27 win for hosts on a remarkable day for Kieran Crowley’s charges, with Tommaso Allan and Edoardo Padovani kicking the remaining 13 points between them.

Italy have now won five of their last six Tests and although Australia changed almost the entire team which lost narrowly to France last week, Saturday’s victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi is still a major triumph.

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They did it after incredible last-gasp drama, Ben Donaldson’s missed conversion from Cadeyrn Neville add-time try leaving Italy with a famous win in front of an incredulous 20 000 crowd.

It was also a win obtained without Italy’s star man, Montpellier flyhalf Paolo Garbisi, ruled out with a hip injury the morning of the match.

Australia scored their other two tries through Tom Wright and Fraser McReight but fell to their second defeat of their three Autumn Tests so far.

Italy face the Springboks in Genoa in their final match of 2022 next weekend.

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