Italy achieved their first victory in the fixture in the 2022 Autumn Internationals, some 39 years after the first match between the teams.
Australia first played Italy on their way home from European tours in the 1970s, though they were not given full international status.
Officially, the first test between the two countries was in 1983, following an Italian tour of Australia in 1981 in which the visitors acquitted themselves well against secondary opposition.
Since then results have generally been convincing wins to Australia, but the one in 2012 was close with Italy unlucky to lose by 3 points.
In 2011 they met for the first time in a World Cup match at the group stage in Auckland with Australia starting their campaign towards the Semi-finals with a 32–6 win.