"Italy upset Australia with a come-from-behind 26-19 victory on Saturday with the son of a Wallaby great, Louis Lynagh, scoring one try and Australian-born winger Monty Ioane the other to snatch a famous win for the hosts. Lynagh, born in Italy when his father, Michael, played for Treviso, and Melbourne-born Ioane proved Italy's heroes as they won for only the second time in 20 tests against the Wallabies."
"Australia scored three tries without reply in the opening 51 minutes at the Stadio Fruili before a late surge from the Italians turned the match on its head, with the 100% kicking return from fly half Paolo Garbisi proving the difference. The result continued a miserable year for Australia who were beaten by England at Twickenham last week and have won five of 13 tests this year."
"A controversial try for fly-half Carter Gordon, returning for his first test in more than two years, put Australia back ahead in the 51st minute after referee Andrew Brace ruled that the ball had been stripped out of the hands of captain Harry Wilson as he was tackled on a charge towards the try line. It was not a knock-on as Italy claimed, allowing Gordon to pick up the loose ball and jink his way over."
Italy overturned a 19-13 deficit to beat Australia 26-19 at Stadio Fruili, powered by tries from Louis Lynagh and Monty Ioane and flawless kicking from Paolo Garbisi. Australia led after three unanswered tries in the opening 51 minutes, including scores from hooker Matt Faessler and prop Angus Bell, and briefly regained the lead through a controversial Carter Gordon try. Garbisi’s penalties and conversions kept Italy in contention before their late double score within five minutes sealed the win. The result marked only Italy’s second victory in 20 tests against Australia and extended Australia’s poor run this year.
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