Pumas pounce in Turin
Argentina continued their 10-year unbeaten run in Italy with a
comfortable victory at the Olympic stadium.
Italy v Argentina
Italy coach Nick Mallett and his Argentina counterpart Santiago
Phelan are clearly expecting a bruising encounter among the
forwards when the teams meet at Turin's Olympic stadium on
Saturday.
Bortolami expecting tough Argentina
Italy second row forward Marco Bortolami has said he expects the
intensity to increase when Nick Mallett's team meet Argentina in
the second of their autumn internationals.
Gamble on youth was no shot in the dark
LATE on Friday night, down one of the main streets of Padova, were
two shadowy figures, perched on either side of the Corso Milano,
flinging a football to each other.
Debutant stops Italians with disputed try
WHILE Wallabies novice Quade Cooper won the Test with a "dream come
true" moment, Italy argued that his match-winning try, which saved
Australia from embarrassment, should not have been awarded.
Cooper rescues Wallabies in the Quade escape
Australia have kept their unbeaten record intact against Italy
after Test debutant Quade Cooper saved the day with an exciting
71st minute try at the Stadio Euganeo this morning.
Deans hits Mallett's rain dance on head
FOR days, Italy coach Nick Mallett has been peering out of his hotel room, hoping and praying he sees dark, threatening clouds on the horizon.
Giacheri can't see an upset
AUSTRALIAN-BORN Mark Giacheri played 49 Tests for Italy with all the pride and passion he could muster, but not even he will dare forecast an upset between the Wallabies and Azzurri in Padova tomorrow morning, Sydney time.
Hoiles the big loser as beef-up plan fails
FOR two years Wallabies coach John Connolly badgered Stephen Hoiles to stack on the weight, insisting he needed more bulk and strength if he wanted to continue to be a Wallabies back-rower.
Italy v Australia
The Wallabies return to the city where David Campese recorded his
100th international cap.
Alexander proof that miracles can happen
IN THE Italian city where the locals queue to pray at the tomb of St Anthony for the recovery of things lost, Ben Alexander is preparing for an unusual Test debut after proving that one can overcome life-or-death situations.
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