Australia stagger to shaky 40-27 win over Italy


  • Rugby
  • Saturday, 24 Jun 2017

Rugby Union - Australia v Italy - Rugby International - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia - 24 June 2017 - Tito Tebaldi of Italy kicks. AAP/Dan Peled via REUTERS

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An unconvincing Australia suffered a huge scare against Italy before scoring two late tries to secure a shaky 40-27 win in Brisbane on Saturday.

The Wallabies led 28-13 early in the second half at Lang Park, but Italy roared back with 14 uninterrupted points to trail by a point with three minutes remaining.

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