| Home team | Wallabies |
| Away team | Italy |
| Venue | HBF Park |
| Competition | Rugby Nations Championships |
| Kick-off time | 11:10 am (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | ITV |
Wallabies vs Italy preview as the sides meet in round three of the Rugby Nations Championship. The sides meet at HBF Park in Perth.
These sides are both still waiting on their first rounds of the competition. Australia have picked up three bonus points, while Italy still are waiting on their first round.
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Wallabies vs Italy confirmed lineups
| Wallabies | Italy | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Bell | 1 | Hasa | |||
| Paega-Amosa | 2 | Lucchesi | |||
| Alaalatoa | 3 | Riccioni | |||
| Canham | 4 | Marini | |||
| Williams | 5 | Ruzza | |||
| Valetini | 6 | Favretto | |||
| Tizzano | 7 | Lamaro | |||
| Wilson | 8 | Vintcent | |||
| Backs | |||||
| R Lonergan | 9 | A Garbisi | |||
| Meredith | 10 | P Garbisi | |||
| Potter | 11 | Ioane | |||
| Ikitau | 12 | Odogwu | |||
| Suaalii | 13 | Brex | |||
| Jorgensen | 14 | Lynagh | |||
| Wright | 15 | Pani | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Pollard | 16 | Dimcheff | |||
| Slipper | 17 | Fischetti | |||
| Nonggorr | 18 | Neculai | |||
| Amatosero | 19 | Zambonin | |||
| McReight | 20 | Ortombina | |||
| McDermott | 21 | Fusco | |||
| Donaldson | 22 | Da Re | |||
| Daugunu | 23 | Marin | |||
Recent Form:
Wallabies (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 11th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | France | 26-42 |
| Loss | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Ireland | 31-33 |
| Loss | 22nd November 2025 | Friendly | France | 46-33 |
| Loss | 15th November 2025 | Friendly | Ireland | 46-19 |
| Loss | 8th November 2025 | Friendly | Italy | 26-19 |
The Wallabies are going on a very difficult run, having lost six test matches in a row. Of the last 10 they have played, they only have one win and that came against Japan. Australia took a solid 21-12 lead into halftime with two tries from Fraser McReight bringing it up to a nine point lead. They then conceded four tries in the second half, only scoring one late on to bring the deficit down to 16 points.
Italy (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 11th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | All Blacks | 47-17 |
| Loss | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Japan | 27-10 |
| Loss | 14th March 2026 | Six Nations | Wales | 31-17 |
| Won | 7th March 2026 | Six Nations | England | 23-18 |
| Loss | 22nd February 2026 | Six Nations | France | 33-8 |
Italy have now lost three games in a tow including their opening two in the Rugby Nations Championship. They gave the All Blacks a great game in the first half and holding the lead twice, came into the break 14-10 behind after a great half of rush defence. They conceded five tries in the second half and lost by 30.
Wallabies vs Italy head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 8th November 2025 | Friendly | Italy | 26-19 |
| 12th November 2022 | Friendly | Italy | 28-27 |
| 17th November 2018 | Friendly | Australia | 7-26 |
| 24th June 2017 | Friendly | Australia | 40-27 |
| 9th November 2013 | Friendly | Australia | 20-50 |
Italy have won the last two games between these teams, and both have been by seven points or less. These were the only two wins that Italy have had over Australia in history.
