Louis Lynagh Inspires Dramatic Italy Win To Ramp Up Australia Misery

Italy upset Australia pinch a come-from-behind 26-19 triumph connected Saturday pinch nan boy of a Wallaby great, Louis Lynagh, scoring 1 effort and Australian-born winger Monty Ioane nan different to snatch a celebrated triumph for nan hosts.

Lynagh, calved successful Italy erstwhile his father, Michael, played for Treviso, and Melbourne-born Ioane proved Italy’s heroes arsenic they won for only nan 2nd clip successful 20 tests against nan Wallabies.

Australia scored 3 tries without reply successful nan opening 51 minutes astatine nan Stadio Fruili earlier a precocious surge from nan Italians turned nan lucifer connected its head, pinch nan 100% kicking return from alert half Paolo Garbisi proving nan difference.

The consequence continued a miserable twelvemonth for Australia who were beaten by England astatine Twickenham past week and person won 5 of 13 tests this year.

Italy had a 6-0 lead aft Garbisi slotted complete 2 penalties earlier nan Australia hooker Matt Faessler vanished disconnected a polished maul to people a 21st-minute effort that was nan first flex of Wallaby muscle.

Angus Bell stretched retired to dot down a 2nd effort and put Australia successful nan lead, though nan scores were level 4 minutes into nan 2nd half arsenic Garbisi slotted complete his 4th penalty.

A arguable effort for fly-half Carter Gordon, returning for his first trial successful much than 2 years, put Australia backmost up successful nan 51st infinitesimal aft referee Andrew Brace ruled that nan shot had been stripped retired of nan hands of skipper Harry Wilson arsenic he was tackled connected a complaint towards nan effort line.

It was not a knock-on arsenic Italy claimed, allowing Gordon to prime up nan loose shot and jink his measurement over.

A furious Italy responded pinch a double people successful nan abstraction of 5 minutes, first done Lynagh successful nan area aft a lineout maul and Ioane attacking nan statement – pinch Garbisi kicking some conversions.

Italy mightiness person had different successful nan closing stages aft Federico Ruzza intercepted nan ball, but his off-load was spilt pinch respective teammates to take from and nan effort statement beckoning.

The location broadside held firm, however, pinch tenacious tackling to extremity a hopeless Australia from scoring.

The Wallabies won nan first 18 tests betwixt nan countries, but Italy triumphed 28-27 successful their past conflict successful Florence 3 years ago.