Full Time
80:00
5:30am Sun October 30, 2022
Pool Matches - Week 3 - Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens - Crowd: 5586
80min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary's conversion makes the final score 66-6 (no offence to Satan)

Australia lead Australia 66 - 6 Italy
80min

Try: Australia
Scored by Lindsay Collins. Kick to come.

Lindsay Collins gets his way over for a try on the international stage

Australia lead Australia 64 - 6 Italy
78min

Challenge unsuccessful, ruled a loose carry

77min

Matt Burton puts the ball down but AUS are challenging

76min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts

Australia lead Australia 60 - 6 Italy
75min

Try: Australia
Scored by Jeremiah Nanai. Kick to come.

Daly Cherry-Evans with a peach of a pass to Jeremiah Nanai, who goes over to give Australia the chance to hit 60

Australia lead Australia 58 - 6 Italy
74min

Set restart for AUS

71min

Valentine Holmes drops the ball

69min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts

Australia lead Australia 54 - 6 Italy
68min

Try: Australia
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

Campbell Graham goes straight through the Italian defensive line and has a try double on the night

Australia lead Australia 52 - 6 Italy
67min

Australia get a penalty as Italy are offside from the scrum

65min

Valentine Holmes streaks away to score but it counts for nought as the ref had already blown his whistle to signal Australia scrum after a Jack Campagnolo knock on

65min

Valentine Holmes knocks the short dropout on

65min

Jack Campagnolo's kick is dived on by acting fullback Latrell Mitchell and Italy will get a repeat set

64min

Set restart for ITA

63min

Italy get a penalty coming out of their own endm Yeo is on report for a crusher

62min

Ben Hunt tries a 40/20 but it takes an Italy bounce to go straight on and not find touch

61min

Ethan Natoli has bombed a try here, if he went himself he would've scored but instead he tried a pass out to the wing that was intercepted by Murray Taulagi. Australia survive

60min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary puts it over

Australia lead Australia 48 - 6 Italy
59min

Try: Australia
Scored by Cameron Murray. Kick to come.

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui throws the last pass for Cameron Murray to score a simple try through a gaping defensive hole for Australia

Australia lead Australia 46 - 6 Italy
58min

Set restart for AUS

55min

Conversion: Italy
Kicked by Jack Campagnolo.

Jack Campagnolo nails the conversion

Australia lead Australia 42 - 6 Italy
54min

Try: Italy
Scored by Ronny Palumbo. Kick to come.

Try time for Italy!!!! Radean Robinson puts in a nic grubber kick in response to some rapidly advancing Australian line defence and Ronny Palumbo is there to ground the ball with one hand. Great scenes for Italy

Australia lead Australia 42 - 4 Italy
53min

Daniel Atkinson makes a great play to regather the short kickoff for Italy, who are on the attack

52min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts

Australia lead Australia 42 - 0 Italy
51min

Try: Australia
Scored by Liam Martin. Kick to come.

Liam Martin runs a good line to go 20 metres for the score

Australia lead Australia 40 - 0 Italy
48min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary converts

Australia lead Australia 36 - 0 Italy
46min

Try: Australia
Scored by Isaah Yeo. Kick to come.

A great team try for Australia, with James Tedesco making the initial break and finding Daly Cherry-Evans in support, who turns it inside for Isaah Yeo, who scores the Green and Gold try

Australia lead Australia 34 - 0 Italy
45min

Nathan Cleary's kick doesn't get a result and Italy get a penalty coming out of their own end

44min

Liam Martin held up in goal

43min

Very soft penalty given to Australia, Campbell Graham was tackled and placed on his back and the ref has found a penalty in there somewhere

41min

Italy shift it left to Jake Maizen and he finds room, kicks back on the inside for his support man but Ben Hunt is there to clean up for AUS

41min

Second half underway with James Tedesco kicking off

40min

Conversion: Australia
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary again misses the kick

Australia lead Australia 30 - 0 Italy
40min

Try: Australia
Scored by Murray Taulagi. Kick to come.

Absolutely superb pass from Latrell Mitchell to set up Murray Taulagi to score untouched right on half time and break the Italian hearts

Australia lead Australia 30 - 0 Italy
38min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary kicks it

Australia lead Australia 26 - 0 Italy
36min

Try: Australia
Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.

Latrell Mitchell is given early ball and there is no stopping the big man that close to the line. Australia extend it to 24

Australia lead Australia 24 - 0 Italy
34min

James Tedesco puts it down with open space in front of him. Poor game from Australia by their standards

34min

Challenge unsuccessful, knock on Italy

34min

Italy are challenging to see whether or not James Tedesco has knocked on

30min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary puts the ball through the post

Australia lead Australia 20 - 0 Italy
28min

Try: Australia
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

The short dropout goes horribly wrong, with Campbell Graham leaping through the air to grab the ball and keeping his momentum to run past the Italians and to the line

Australia lead Australia 18 - 0 Italy
27min

Jake Maizen taps the ball dead, repeat set Australia

27min

Jack Campagnolo does well to reel in Latrell Mitchell who had just picked up a loose ball

25min

Latrell Mitchell loses the ball in simple fashion

25min

Tedesco makes a great catch and run to give Australia some momentum after a good set from Italy

21min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary finally kicks a conversion

Australia lead Australia 14 - 0 Italy
19min

Try: Australia
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

James Tedesco gets over for a try against the nation he represented in the 2017 World Cup, dummying and easily beating his opposite man on the outside

Australia lead Australia 12 - 0 Italy
18min

Kangaroos get a set restart but Hunt doesn't hear and kicks away, Italy diving on the ball. They knock on a couple tackles later, but Australia playing with their food big time here, everyone wants to get their name on the scoresheet and aren't taking their opposition seriously

17min

Cameron Murray is held up this time. Italy no slouches in defence

16min

Italy's short dropout doesn't go the 10. Penalty in front for Australia

16min

James Tedesco forced a repeat set

15min

Daly Cherry-Evans is held up in goal

13min

Conversion: Australia
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary is short with the sideline conversion this time. No goal

Australia lead Australia 8 - 0 Italy
11min

Try: Australia
Scored by Murray Taulagi. Kick to come.

Murray Taulagi gets over this time for the Kangaroos

Australia lead Australia 8 - 0 Italy
8min

Conversion: Australia
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary has a shocker from right in front

Australia lead Australia 4 - 0 Italy
7min

Try: Australia
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

Valentine Holmes gets over for Australia and opens the scoring. DCE with the assist

Australia lead Australia 4 - 0 Italy
6min

Murray Taulagi produces a great hit on an Italian player to catch them out on the last

3min

Jeremiah Nanai knocks the ball on in attacking position

1min

Italy kick things off and Lindsay Collins takes one of the opening runs for Australia

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Liam Moore

Touch Judges: Michael Smaill, Jack Smith

Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

AUSTRALIA MEN (66)
Tries: Valentine Holmes, Murray Taulagi (2), James Tedesco, Campbell Graham (2), Latrell Mitchell, Isaah Yeo, Liam Martin, Cameron Murray, Jeremiah Nanai, Lindsay Collins
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (9/12)
Penalty Goals:

ITALY MEN (6)
Tries: Ronny Palumbo
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jack Campagnolo (1/1)
Penalty Goals: