The Wallabies were in a good place before their shock 25-7 hammering by England last week, so there’s no telling what to expect from their clash with Italy in Udine. The Azzurri registered their first ever victory 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 victories from three. However, they’ve since lost four of five, the sole victory 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 fumes?
Schmidt has opted to rest star winger 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 fly-half, after calling time on his stint in the NRL, while Rob Valetini takes his place on the bench alongside Pete Samu, with Tom Hooper coming into the starting XV.
With South Africa up next, the fixture schedulers haven’t exactly been kind to Italy, so it’s little surprise to see Gonzalo Quesada go heavy on experience at Stadio Friuli. Even with Sebastian Negri and captain Michele Lamaro out injured, all but three of his starting XV have at least 20 caps apiece. Amongst them are key men Ange Capuozzo, Paolo Garbisi and skipper for the day Juan Ignacio Brex, while Tommaso Allan is being held in reserve.
Louis Lynagh, the son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh, starts for Italy in what will be his first appearance against Australia. His brother Tom Lynagh, unfortunately, isn’t in the setup after a recent hamstring injury.
Read on below for a complete guide to where to watch Italy vs Australia live streams online, on TV and potentially for free.
Can I stream Italy vs Australia for free?
Rugby fans can watch Italy vs Australia free-of-charge on RaiPlay in Italy.
It will be going out 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 the US
Italy vs Australia will be live streamed on Peacock in the US.
Peacock TV subscriptions carrying live sport start from $10.99 per month. You can also stream Premier League football on the platform and every other Autumn International.
Outside the US for Italy vs Australia? Use NordVPN to access your usual rugby streams.
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 the UK.
You can get access by adding TNT Sports to your Sky, Virgin Media or EE TV package, or pay from £30.99 per 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 Italy vs Wallabies game – and all of the November internationals – will be on Stan Sport.
It costs $20 a month on top of a regular Stan subscription costing from $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 Sport NZ is the Autumn Nations Series 2025 TV rights holder in New Zealand, and is showing Italy vs Australia.
You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service starting at $29.99 per 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 the Autumn Nations Series 2025 will be shown on subscription service SuperSport.
You’ll need to get a DStv access package to watch the Autumn Nations on SuperSport, with prices starting at R99 ($5.66) per month.
Abroad right now? Just use a VPN and tell your device that you’re back home and you’ll be good to go.
Italy vs Australia — Need to Know
When will Italy vs Australia start?
The 2025 Italy vs Australia rugby union Test is set to kick off at 6.40pm CET local time at Stadio Friuli in Udine on Saturday, November 8. That’s 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 games are on this weekend?
Saturday sees Ireland take on Japan, Scotland face New Zealand, England go up against Fiji and France host South Africa in a blockbuster, before a Sunday clash between Wales and Argentina.
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