The Wallabies delivered their biggest win in over a decade, thumping Italy 57–10 at a sold-out HBF Park in Perth to send Joe Schmidt out a winner in his final Test as head coach.

Key moments

4 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: The Wallabies power over from a rolling maul after sustained close-range pressure, with Josh Canham eventually driving low near the corner to open the scoring. Ryan Lonergan misses the conversion. (Australia 5–0 Italy)

8 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: Lovely hands through the midfield as Allan Alaalatoa juggles but pops the ball outside for Tom Wright, who bursts around his man and races into the corner untouched. Lonergan converts. (Australia 12–0 Italy)

12 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: Harry Potter splits Italy open with a brilliant break from deep inside his own half, putting the Wallabies on the try line. Brandon Paenga-Amosa drives over from close range to cap a devastating opening quarter. Lonergan converts. (Australia 19–0 Italy)

21 mins – TRY ITALY: Italy string together their first sustained attacking passage of the match, working the ball wide to the left where captain Michele Lamaro is awarded the try in the corner after the TMO finds grounding despite Harry Potter’s efforts to hold him up. Paolo Garbisi’s conversion hits the post. (Australia 19–5 Italy)

24 mins – TRY DISALLOWED AUSTRALIA: Max Jorgensen walks in untouched on the right edge, but the TMO intervenes, finding a knock-on from Ryan Lonergan in the build-up. Score remains 19–5.

28 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: Poor clearance kicking keeps Italy pinned inside their 22 and Josh Canham punishes them with his second try, burrowing over from close range after efficient Wallabies phase play. Lonergan misses the conversion. (Australia 24–5 Italy)

31 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: Another rolling maul, another try. The Wallabies drive from the lineout and Angus Bell is the man on the end of it, diving over 10 metres in from the left touch. Lonergan converts. (Australia 31–5 Italy)

40+1 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: The Wallabies strike on the stroke of half-time. They work the short side on the right and Len Ikitau dives over in the corner to cap a dominant first-half display. The TMO reviews a possible knock-on but cannot find clear evidence to overturn. Lonergan converts. (Australia 38–5 Italy)

Half-time: Australia 38–5 Italy. A commanding first-half display from the Wallabies, who score six tries to blow Italy away. The forward pack is dominant, with Josh Canham and Jeremy Williams outstanding carriers and Carlo Tizzano influential at the breakdown. Harry Potter’s return on the wing provides a spark in attack. Italy’s only response comes through Lamaro’s try, with the visitors forced into 154 tackles to Australia’s 45.

41 mins – TRY ITALY: Italy strike immediately after the restart. A dropped kick-off hands them possession and Monty Ioane powers over on the left after a sharp move involving Juan Ignacio Brex. The TMO checks for a possible neck roll in the build-up but clears the try. Garbisi’s conversion hits the left post. (Australia 38–10 Italy)

52 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: Josh Canham completes the first hat-trick by a Wallabies lock in Test history, picking and driving over from close range after Australia win a free kick on the Italian 22. Lonergan converts. (Australia 45–10 Italy)

57 mins – DEBUT: Miles Amatosero enters the fray to become Wallaby number 998, replacing Jeremy Williams. Billy Pollard and Tate McDermott also come on.

64 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: The Wallabies bring up 50 points with another powerful rolling maul try, Billy Pollard the man to crash over at the back. Declan Meredith misses the conversion. (Australia 50–10 Italy)

67 mins – RED CARD ITALY: Chaotic scenes as a scuffle spills into the Italian technical area. Prop Marco Riccioni, who had already been substituted, re-enters the field of play and throws a punch at an Australian player on the ground. Riccioni is shown a red card and removed from the sideline, though Italy do not lose a player from the field. (Australia 50–10 Italy)

75 mins – TRY DISALLOWED ITALY: Pablo Dimcheff appears to score from a rolling maul but the TMO rules he has dropped the ball over the line. Score remains 50–10.

80 mins – TRY AUSTRALIA: The Wallabies finish with a spectacular team try. Fraser McReight and Billy Pollard make the initial breaks before Rob Valetini charges through four defenders. Ben Donaldson runs the crash ball line and dives over to cap a perfect night. Donaldson converts his own try. (Australia 57–10 Italy)

Full-time: Australia 57–10 Italy

Full match report to follow.

Teams

Australia: 15 Tom Wright, 14 Max Jorgensen, 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Harry Potter, 10 Declan Meredith, 9 Ryan Lonergan, 8 Harry Wilson (c), 7 Carlo Tizzano, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Jeremy Williams, 4 Josh Canham, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 Angus Bell.
Replacements: 16 Billy Pollard, 17 James Slipper, 18 Zane Nonggorr, 19 Miles Amatosero, 20 Fraser McReight, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Ben Donaldson, 23 Filipo Daugunu.

Italy: 15 Lorenzo Pani, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Paolo Odogwu, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 6 Riccardo Favretto, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Giulio Marini, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Muhamed Hasa.
Replacements: 16 Pablo Dimcheff, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 Andrea Zambonin, 20 Alessandro Ortombina, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Giacomo Da Re, 23 Leonardo Marin.

Match details

Australia 57 (Tries: Canham 3, Wright, Paenga-Amosa, Bell, Ikitau, Pollard, Donaldson; Conversions: Lonergan 5/7, Meredith 0/1, Donaldson 1/1)
Italy 10 (Tries: Lamaro, Ioane; Conversions: Garbisi 0/2)
Half-time: 38–5
Attendance: 19,268 (sell-out, record Wallabies crowd at HBF Park)

Venue: HBF Park, Perth
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)

France completed their Southern Hemisphere Nations Championship campaign with a clinical 42-15 bonus-point victory over Japan in Tokyo, running in six tries to win comfortably despite two late yellow cards.

Key moments

3 mins – TRY FRANCE: France win a penalty at the breakdown and find touch in the right corner. The rolling maul powers forward and Maxime Lamothe crashes over at the back. Maxime Lucu converts from the right sideline. (0-7)

6 mins: Lenni Nouchi and Florian Verhaeghe both leave the field for head injury assessments, replaced temporarily by Killian Tixeront and Hugo Auradou.

10 mins – PENALTY JAPAN: Takuro Matsunaga slots from in front, 15m out, after Emmanuel Meafou is penalised for offside. (3-7)

15 mins – TRY JAPAN: France kick long and Ryunosuke Ito counters brilliantly down the left, drawing two defenders on halfway before releasing Kippei Ishida on the wing. Ishida burns the defence and races clear to score in the corner. Matsunaga pushes the conversion wide. (8-7)

17 mins: Verhaeghe and Nouchi return from their HIAs, replacing Auradou and Tixeront.

19 mins – TRY FRANCE: The French forwards hammer away from close range with pick and goes before the ball is released out the back. Matthieu Jalibert spots a gap and charges straight through to score right of the posts. Lucu converts. (8-14)

19 mins – YELLOW CARD JAPAN: Harry Hockings is shown yellow for slowing the ball down in the ruck in the build-up to Jalibert’s try.

23 mins – TRY FRANCE: France find touch in the right corner and the rolling maul comes on again. The pack rumbles over the line with Alexandre Roumat dotting down at the back. Lucu converts. (8-21)

30 mins – TRY FRANCE: Lamothe throws to the lineout and the drive is set. Lamothe peels off and gets over the gainline before offloading to Lucu, who runs a brilliant line, fends the final defender and reaches out to score down the left. Lucu converts his own try. (8-28)

36 mins – TRY JAPAN: Naoto Saito takes a quick tap penalty and feeds Sojiro Otsuka five metres out. Otsuka burrows low and hard through the defence to force it down left of the posts. Matsunaga converts. (15-28)

Half-time: Japan 15-28 France. France were a class above for most of the opening 40 minutes, with their rolling maul causing constant problems and their backs punishing Japan whenever space appeared. Lucu controlled the tempo superbly while Meafou was immense in the collisions. Japan battled hard, with Ishida’s brilliant counter-attacking try the highlight, and Otsuka’s late score keeping them within touching distance at the break.

43 mins – TRY FRANCE: Yoram Moefana attacks on halfway and links with Roumat, who bursts into open space. He is dragged down metres short before Lucu drops an inside ball to Jalibert, who glides through the gap to score under the posts. Romain Ntamack converts. (15-35)

51 mins – TRY FRANCE: France plug the right corner again. Auradou wins the lineout and the drive comes on, stopped just short. Lamothe takes it off the back and muscles through the defence to score his second. Lucu converts. (15-42)

58 mins – YELLOW CARD FRANCE: Jalibert is shown yellow for shoulder contact to the head of Samisoni Tua.

63 mins: Tiennan Costley appears to power over for Japan but the try is ruled out for a double movement.

77 mins – YELLOW CARD FRANCE: Marko Gazzotti is shown yellow for cynically entering the ruck from the side after a Japan line break by Matsunaga.

Full-time: Japan 15-42 France

Full match report to follow.

Teams

Japan: 15 Takuro Matsunaga, 14 Kazuma Ueda, 13 Dylan Riley, 12 Samisoni Tua, 11 Kippei Ishida, 10 Ryunosuke Ito, 9 Naoto Saito, 8 Jack Cornelsen, 7 Ben Gunter, 6 Esei Ha’angana, 5 Warner Dearns (capt), 4 Harry Hockings, 3 Keijiro Tamefusa, 2 Hayate Era, 1 Sojiro Otsuka.
Replacements: 16 Kenji Sato, 17 Takato Okabe, 18 Izi Sword, 19 Michael Stolberg, 20 Michael Leitch, 21 Tiennan Costley, 22 Taira Main, 23 Shunsuke Uenobo.

France: 15 Matthieu Jalibert, 14 Theo Attissogbe, 13 Fabien Brau-Boirie, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Maxime Lucu (capt), 8 Alexandre Roumat, 7 Marko Gazzotti, 6 Lenni Nouchi, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Florian Verhaeghe, 3 Regis Montagne, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 1 Jefferson Poirot.
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Hugo Auradou, 20 Tom Staniforth, 21 Killian Tixeront, 22 Paul Graou, 23 Kalvin Gourgues.

Match details

Japan 15 (Tries: Ishida, Otsuka; Conversions: Matsunaga 1/2; Penalties: Matsunaga 1/1)
France 42 (Tries: Lamothe 2, Jalibert 2, Roumat, Lucu; Conversions: Lucu 5/5, Ntamack 1/1)
Half-time: 15-28

Venue: National Stadium, Tokyo
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)

The All Blacks extended their Eden Park unbeaten run to 53 matches with a commanding six-try victory over Ireland in the Nations Championship, Damian McKenzie earning man of the match in a dominant display.

Key moments

14 mins – TRY NEW ZEALAND: Patient build-up saw the All Blacks work into the Irish 22, with Tupou Vaa’i making ground on the left before the ball was worked back to the right. Josh Lord delivered a beautiful flat pass to find his locking partner Patrick Tuipulotu charging through a gap to crash over. Ruben Love converts. (New Zealand 7–0 Ireland)

22 mins – TRY NEW ZEALAND: Ardie Savea picked up from the base of a five-metre scrum and powered through the attempted tackle of Tadhg Beirne to score. Love converts. (New Zealand 14–0 Ireland)

28 mins – YELLOW CARD NEW ZEALAND: Luke Jacobson was shown a yellow card for a dangerous clearout on Josh van der Flier at the breakdown, making contact with the head. The incident was reviewed for a possible upgrade to red but the card remained yellow.

33 mins – TRY IRELAND: Ireland struck from a lineout inside the New Zealand 22. Tadhg Beirne made a powerful carry before Jamison Gibson-Park found Jack Conan, who burst through the tackles of Asafo Aumua and Ethan de Groot to score. Sam Prendergast converts. (New Zealand 14–7 Ireland)

35 mins – TRY NEW ZEALAND: Ireland gifted New Zealand a try straight from the restart. Stuart McCloskey attempted a pass inside his own 22 which went to ground, and Will Jordan pounced on the loose ball to jog over unchallenged for his 51st Test try. Love converts. (New Zealand 21–7 Ireland)

39 mins – TRY NEW ZEALAND: Love kicked a 50/22 after Robert Baloucoune spilled the ball, giving the All Blacks a lineout 10 metres out. From the ensuing maul, Aumua crashed towards the line and stretched out his arm to ground the ball. The try was initially missed by referee Nic Berry but awarded following a TMO review. Love converts. (New Zealand 28–7 Ireland)

Half-time: New Zealand 28–7 Ireland. A dominant first-half display from the All Blacks, who played with pace, width and brutal physicality. Ireland’s attack stuttered badly, with handling errors and poor decision-making undermining any momentum. McCloskey’s loose pass gifting Jordan a try summed up a difficult 40 minutes for Andy Farrell’s side.

45 mins – TRY IRELAND: Ireland struck immediately after the break. James Ryan took the ball off the top of the lineout, and after several close-range carries, Joe McCarthy drove himself over beside the posts. Prendergast converts. (New Zealand 28–14 Ireland)

56 mins – TRY NEW ZEALAND: The All Blacks hammered away at the Irish line from a lineout, with multiple forwards carrying close to the line. Cam Roigard went left and Love was chopped down centimetres short, but McKenzie was first on the scene to pick up and dive over. Love converts. (New Zealand 35–14 Ireland)

63 mins – TRY IRELAND: Ireland’s forwards battered the line from a lineout deep in the New Zealand 22, earning a penalty advantage. Prendergast then floated a wide pass to the left wing where Hugo Keenan collected and touched down. Prendergast adds a superb touchline conversion. (New Zealand 35–21 Ireland)

79 mins – TRY NEW ZEALAND: The All Blacks sealed the victory with patient phase play inside the Irish 22, stretching the defence with carries from multiple forwards. Jordan rode a tackle on the left wing before producing a stunning offload out of contact to send Anton Lienert-Brown over. McKenzie misses the conversion. (New Zealand 40–21 Ireland)

Full-time: New Zealand 40–21 Ireland

Full match report to follow.

Teams

New Zealand: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Josh Moorby, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (c), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Tupou Vaa’i, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 4 Josh Lord, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Xavier Numia, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Anton Segner, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Caleb Clarke.

Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan (c), 1 Tom O’Toole.
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Nick Timoney, 20 Sean Jansen, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Bundee Aki.

Match details

New Zealand 40 (Tries: Tuipulotu, Savea, Jordan, Aumua, McKenzie, Lienert-Brown; Conversions: Love 5/6, McKenzie 0/1)
Ireland 21 (Tries: Conan, McCarthy, Keenan; Conversions: Prendergast 3/3)
Half-time: 28–7

Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)