The Wallabies were in a good place before their shock 25-7 hammering of England last week, so there’s no telling what to expect from their clash with Italy in Udine. The Azzurri recorded their first ever win over Australia when the teams last met, three years ago, but this, their 2025 Autumn Internationals opener, is Italy’s first outing in four months.
August and September saw Joe Schmidt’s men dominate the Lions 3rd Test to prevent a sweep and start the 2025 Rugby Championship with two wins from three. But they have since lost four of five, the only win coming against beleaguered Japan – and they were made to work hard for it. Were the positive results a false dawn or are they just running on steam?
Schmidt has opted to rest star player Max Jorgensen after his ineffective outing last weekend, with Corey Toole taking his place on the wing. Carter Gordon returns to the Wallabies fold for the first time since the 2023 World Cup, at bat, after calling time on his NRL stint, while Rob Valetini takes his place on the bench alongside Pete Samu, with Tom Hooper coming into the starting XV.
With South Africa on the way, the match planners haven’t exactly been kind to Italy, so it’s a little surprising to see Gonzalo Quesada go heavy on experience at the Stadio Friuli. Even with Sebastian Negri and captain Michele Lamaro out injured, all but three of his starting XV have at least 20 caps each. Among them are the key men Ange Capuozzo, Paolo Garbisi and today’s skipper Juan Ignacio Brex, while Tommaso Allan is kept in reserve.
Louis Lynagh, son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh, starts for Italy in what will be his first appearance against Australia. His brother Tom Lynagh is unfortunately not in the line-up after a recent hamstring injury.
Read on below for a complete guide on where to watch Italy vs Australia live streams online, on TV and potentially free.
Can I stream Italy vs Australia for free?
Rugby fans can watch Italy vs Australia for free RaiPlay in Italy.
It will be released on the Rai Sport1 channel.
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Italy vs Australia team news
Italy XV: Ange Capuozzo, Louis Lynagh, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Monty Ioane, Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney, Lorenzo Cannone, Manuel Zuliani, Ross Vintcent, Andrea Zambonin, Niccolo Cannone, Simone Ferrari, Giacomo Nicotera, Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: Tommaso di Bartolomeo, Mirco Spagnolo, Marco Riccioni, Federico Ruzza, Alessandro Izekor, Martin Page-Relo, Tommaso Allan, Leonardo Marin
Australia XV: Andrew Kellaway, Corey Toole, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Hunter Paisami, Harry Potter, Carter Gordon, Jake Gordon, Harry Wilson, Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper, Jeremy Williams, Nick Frost, Taniela Tupou, Matt Faessler, Angus Bell
Replacements: Billy Pollard, Aidan Ross, Zane Nonggorr, Rob Valetini, Pete Samu, Ryan Lonergan, Tane Edmed, Filipo Daugunu
How to watch Italy vs Australia live streams in USA
Italy vs Australia will be streamed live on Peacock in the United States.
Peacock TV subscriptions with live sports start at $10.99 per month. You can also stream Premier League football on the platform and every other Autumn International.
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How to watch Italy vs Australia live streams in the UK
The Italy vs Australia live stream will be shown by TNT Sports 3 in Great Britain.
You can get access by adding TNT Sports to your Sky, Virgin Media or EE TV package or pay from £30.99 a month for a Discovery+ plan that includes the sports channels.
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How to watch Italy vs Wallabies live streams in Australia
In Australia, this match between Italy and the Wallabies – and all the November internationals – will be played Stan Sports.
It costs $20 a month on top of a regular Stan plan that starts at $12 a month.
Away from Australia right now? Use a VPN to watch Stan Sport from abroad.
How to watch Italy vs Australia live streams in New Zealand
Sky Sports NZ is the Autumn Nations Series 2025 television rights holder in New Zealand and shows Italy vs Australia.
You can access Sky Sport via satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service, which starts at $29.99 per hour. day or $54.99 per month.
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How to watch Italy vs Australia live streams in South Africa
Italy vs Australia in Autumn Nations Series 2025 will be shown on the subscription service Super Sport.
You must have one DStv access package to watch the Autumn Nations on SuperSport, with prices starting from R99 ($5.66) per month.
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Italy vs Australia – Need to Know
When does Italy vs Australia start?
The 2025 Italy vs Australia rugby union Test is set to start at 18.40 CET local time at the Stadio Friuli in Udine on Saturday 8 November. It is at 12.40pm ET / 9.40am PT in the US, 5.40pm GMT in the UK and 4.40am AEDT in Australia.
What other Autumn Nations matches are being played this weekend?
On Saturday, Ireland face Japan, Scotland face New Zealand, England take on Fiji and France host South Africa in a huge success, before a Sunday clash between Wales and Argentina.
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