Italy U20 vs Australia U20 | World Rugby U20 Championship

Italy U20

Australia U20

Monday 14 Jul 2025

Payanini Rugby Center, Italy

Italy U20

Australia U20

Tries

Edoardo Todaro 55'

Sascha Mistrulli 46'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra 15'

Eli Langi 68'

Joey Fowler 61'

Eamon Doyle 38'

Malakye Enasio 19'

Shane Wilcox 5'

Aden Ekanayake 3'

Conversions

Francesco Braga 55'; 47'; 16'

Joey Fowler 69'; 62'; 20'; 4';

Penalties

Joey Fowler 58'; 42';

06:34

Italy v Australia | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Joe Dillon

Out: Joey Fowler

69'

Joey Fowler

Conversion

69'

Eli Langi

Try

68'

Riccardo Casarin

Yellow Card

68'

Trevor King

Out: Edwin Langi

65'

Oliver Aylmer

Out: Joseph Mangelsdorf

62'

Christian Brasini

Out: Sergio Pelliccioli

62'

Damien Mori

Out: Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

62'

Joey Fowler

Conversion

62'

Joey Fowler

Try

61'

Luca Trevisan

Out: Bruno Vallesi

61'

Riccardo Casarin

Out: Federico Zanandrea

60'

Luca Rossi

Out: Matteo Bellotto

60'

Simone Fardin

Out: Tommaso Redondi

58'

Hwi Sharples

Out: James Martens

58'

Joey Fowler

Penalty

58'

Lotu Vunipola-Sailosi

Out: Nathaniel Tiitii

56'

Francesco Braga

Conversion

55'

Edoardo Todaro

Try

55'

Xavier Rubens

Out: Dre Pakeho

51'

Lipina Ata

Out: Ollie Barrett

51'

Tommaso Redondi

Out: Luca Trevisan

51'

Luca Trevisan

Out: Tommaso Redondi

49'

Francesco Braga

Conversion

47'

Sascha Mistrulli

Try

46'

Shane Wilcox

Yellow Card

45'

Joey Fowler

Penalty

42'

Sascha Mistrulli

Out: Alessio Caiolo-Serra

42'

Bruno Vallesi

Yellow Card

41'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Eamon Doyle

Try

38'

Giacomo Milano

Out: Nelson Casartelli

37'

Matteo Bellotto

Yellow Card

36'

Joey Fowler

Conversion

20'

Malakye Enasio

Try

19'

Francesco Braga

Conversion

16'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Try

15'

Shane Wilcox

Try

Joey Fowler

Conversion

Aden Ekanayake

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Italy U20

-7

Australia U20

-49

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Harvey

Ball Carries: 13

Tackles

A. Ekanayake

Tackles: 17

Points

J. Fowler

Points: 19

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

1939

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1210

Match Information

Payanini Rugby Center, Italy

World Rugby U20 Championship

Monday 14 Jul 2025

Payanini Rugby Center, Italy

Italy U20

Australia U20

Tries

Edoardo Todaro 55'

Sascha Mistrulli 46'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra 15'

Eli Langi 68'

Joey Fowler 61'

Eamon Doyle 38'

Malakye Enasio 19'

Shane Wilcox 5'

Aden Ekanayake 3'

Conversions

Francesco Braga 55'; 47'; 16'

Joey Fowler 69'; 62'; 20'; 4';

Penalties

Joey Fowler 58'; 42';

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Joe Dillon

Out: Joey Fowler

69'

Joey Fowler

Conversion

69'

Eli Langi

Try

68'

Riccardo Casarin

Yellow Card

68'

Trevor King

Out: Edwin Langi

65'

Oliver Aylmer

Out: Joseph Mangelsdorf

62'

Christian Brasini

Out: Sergio Pelliccioli

62'

Damien Mori

Out: Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

62'

Joey Fowler

Conversion

62'

Joey Fowler

Try

61'

Luca Trevisan

Out: Bruno Vallesi

61'

Riccardo Casarin

Out: Federico Zanandrea

60'

Luca Rossi

Out: Matteo Bellotto

60'

Simone Fardin

Out: Tommaso Redondi

58'

Hwi Sharples

Out: James Martens

58'

Joey Fowler

Penalty

58'

Lotu Vunipola-Sailosi

Out: Nathaniel Tiitii

56'

Francesco Braga

Conversion

55'

Edoardo Todaro

Try

55'

Xavier Rubens

Out: Dre Pakeho

51'

Lipina Ata

Out: Ollie Barrett

51'

Tommaso Redondi

Out: Luca Trevisan

51'

Luca Trevisan

Out: Tommaso Redondi

49'

Francesco Braga

Conversion

47'

Sascha Mistrulli

Try

46'

Shane Wilcox

Yellow Card

45'

Joey Fowler

Penalty

42'

Sascha Mistrulli

Out: Alessio Caiolo-Serra

42'

Bruno Vallesi

Yellow Card

41'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Eamon Doyle

Try

38'

Giacomo Milano

Out: Nelson Casartelli

37'

Matteo Bellotto

Yellow Card

36'

Joey Fowler

Conversion

20'

Malakye Enasio

Try

19'

Francesco Braga

Conversion

16'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Try

15'

Shane Wilcox

Try

Joey Fowler

Conversion

Aden Ekanayake

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

3Tries6

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

145

Offload

Metres Gained

251

410

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

113

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

4 Jul 2024

12 - 17

World Rugby U20 Championship

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

Last 1 Meetings

4 Jul 2024

12 - 17

World Rugby U20 Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Italy U20

Spain U20 28 - 15 Italy U20

14 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Georgia U20 13 - 24 Italy U20

19 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

New Zealand U20 14 - 5 Italy U20

29 Jun 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Ireland U20 16 - 18 Italy U20

4 Jul 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Georgia U20 19 - 19 Italy U20

9 Jul 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Australia U2...

Wales U20 36 - 29 Australia U20

14 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Argentina U20 6 - 14 Australia U20

19 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

South Africa U20 17 - 73 Australia U20

29 Jun 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Scotland U20 34 - 24 Australia U20

4 Jul 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

England U20 36 - 33 Australia U20

9 Jul 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Sergio Pelliccioli

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Bruno Vallesi

Tommaso Redondi

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

Piero Gritti

Carlo Antonio Bianchi

Nelson Casartelli

Matteo Bellotto

Francesco Braga

Jules Ducros

Edoardo Todaro

Federico Zanandrea

Riccardo Ioannucci

Roberto Fasti

Nathaniel Tiitii

Ollie Barrett

Edwin Langi

Joseph Mangelsdorf

Eamon Doyle

Eli Langi

Ayden Ekanayake

Toby Brial

James Martens

Joey Fowler

Shane Wilcox

Malakye Enasio

Dre Pakeho

Cooper Watters

Sid Harvey

Substitutes

Sascha Mistrulli

Christian Brasini

Luca Trevisan

Simone Fardin

Giacomo Milano

Damien Mori

Luca Rossi

Riccardo Casarin

Lipina Ata

Lotu Vunipola-Sailosi

Trevor King

Oliver Aylmer

Beau Morrison

Hwi Sharples

Joe Dillon

Xavier Rubens

Match Videos

06:34

Italy v Australia | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Commentary

80’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

73’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Cooper Watters took full advantage.

69’

Substitution on

Australia U20 make a substitution with Joe Dillon coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Australia U20 make a substitution with Joey Fowler coming off.

69’

Conversion

The Australia U20 supporters go wild as Joey Fowler successfully kicks the conversion.

68’

Try

Eli Langi scores the try from close range.

68’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Hwi Sharples.

68’

Yellow card

Riccardo Casarin (Italy U20) is shown a yellow card

65’

Substitution on

Australia U20 make a substitution with Trevor King coming on.

65’

Substitution off

Australia U20 make a substitution with Edwin Langi coming off.

62’

Substitution on

Australia U20 sub Oliver Aylmer comes onto the field.

62’

Substitution off

Joseph Mangelsdorf departs for Australia U20.

62’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Christian Brasini comes onto the field.

62’

Substitution off

Sergio Pelliccioli departs for Italy U20.

62’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Damien Mori comes onto the field.

62’

Substitution off

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi departs for Italy U20.

62’

Conversion

The Australia U20 supporters go wild as Joey Fowler successfully kicks the conversion.

61’

Try

Australia U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Joey Fowler touching down.

61’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Hwi Sharples is finished off with a try.

61’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Luca Trevisan comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Bruno Vallesi departs for Italy U20.

60’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Riccardo Casarin comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Federico Zanandrea departs for Italy U20.

60’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Luca Rossi comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Matteo Bellotto departs for Italy U20.

59’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Sid Harvey goes through the gap.

58’

Substitution on

Simone Fardin comes on for Italy U20.

58’

Substitution off

Tommaso Redondi leaves the field.

58’

Substitution on

Hwi Sharples comes on for Australia U20.

58’

Substitution off

James Martens leaves the field.

58’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Joey Fowler adds the points for Australia U20.

57’

Clean break

What a run here by Aden Ekanayake as they get over the gainline!

56’

Substitution on

Lotu Vunipola-Sailosi comes on for Australia U20.

56’

Substitution off

Nathaniel Tiitii leaves the field.

55’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Francesco Braga kicks the conversion.

55’

Try

A penetrating move by Italy U20 results in a try for Edoardo Todaro.

55’

Clean break

What a run here by Edoardo Todaro as they get over the gainline!

54’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Francesco Braga.

51’

Substitution on

Xavier Rubens comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Dre Pakeho comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Lipina Ata comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Ollie Barrett comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Tommaso Redondi comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Luca Trevisan comes off.

49’

Substitution on

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Trevisan getting some game time.

49’

Substitution off

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Tommaso Redondi being replaced.

47’

Conversion

Francesco Braga adds the two points for Italy U20.

46’

Try

The Italy U20 maul march their way over the white wash for Sascha Mistrulli to touch down.

45’

Yellow card

Shane Wilcox (Australia U20) is shown a yellow card

42’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Joey Fowler kicks the penalty.

42’

Substitution on

Italy U20 make a substitution with Sascha Mistrulli coming on.

42’

Substitution off

Italy U20 make a substitution with Alessio Caiolo-Serra coming off.

41’

Yellow card

Bruno Vallesi (Italy U20) is shown a yellow card

41’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Australia U20 has led to Eli Langi being able to wriggle through a gap.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

39’

Conversion

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Joey Fowler will have to re-adjust the radar.

38’

Try

Incisive passing by Australia U20 is finished off by Eamon Doyle, as they goes over for the try.

38’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Australia U20 has led to Eamon Doyle being able to wriggle through a gap.

38’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Eli Langi.

37’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Giacomo Milano comes onto the field.

37’

Substitution off

Nelson Casartelli departs for Italy U20.

36’

Yellow card

Matteo Bellotto (Italy U20) is shown a yellow card

34’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Italy U20 has led to Roberto Fasti being able to wriggle through a gap.

20’

Conversion

Joey Fowler makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

19’

Try

A wonderful passing move by Australia U20 is finished off by Malakye Enasio

19’

Try assist

Dre Pakeho sets up the try.

16’

Conversion

Francesco Braga converts the try.

15’

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Alessio Caiolo-Serra places the ball down for the try.

6’

Conversion

Joey Fowler has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

5’

Try

A stunning solo try from Shane Wilcox

5’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Sid Harvey goes through the gap.

4’

Conversion

Joey Fowler has kicked a conversion.

3’

Try

Australia U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Aden Ekanayake touching down.

3’

Try assist

Eamon Doyle sets up the try.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Italy U20

-7

Australia U20

-49

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Harvey

Ball Carries: 13

Tackles

A. Ekanayake

Tackles: 17

Points

J. Fowler

Points: 19

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

1939

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1210

Match Information

Payanini Rugby Center, Italy

World Rugby U20 Championship