Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has taken lessons from Australia’s one-point defeat against Italy three years ago and spoken to former coach Dave Rennie, who ultimately lost his job over the result.

In the team’s 2022 spring tour stop in Florence, Rennie named a Wallabies team with 12 changes to the starting side to face Italy. That included a debut for Mark Nawaqanitawase.

They then became the first Wallabies to lose against Italy. After losing 25-7 to England at Twickenham on Saturday, the Wallabies will this weekend face Italy for the first time since that dark day for Australian rugby.

The Wallabies will fly from London to Venice early on Sunday morning, before making their way to Udine, where they will take on the Azzurri next Saturday.

Last year, Italy lost to England by three poin

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