Rennie's 'poor coaching' ripped after shock loss

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Under unit manager Dave Rennie defended making wide changes to his squad aft the Wallabies were stunned in a historical 28-27 nonaccomplishment to Italy successful Florence connected Sunday (AEDT).

After a heartbreaking nonaccomplishment to France, Rennie made a whopping 11 changes to his starting XV erstwhile past became 12 as fastener Nick Frost was ruled retired connected lucifer eve.

"We didn't program to marque that many," Rennie told Stan Sport arsenic the Azzurri celebrated.

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"We mislaid 2 oregon 3 guys from the French game. We had a bully capable broadside to triumph tonight. We had a batch assurance successful those guys and they prepared well. We didn't play good enough."

But that didn't lavation for Wallabies large Drew Mitchell, who astir mislaid his dependable aft watching the fearfulness amusement unfold.

Italy is ranked 12th successful the satellite and finished past successful this year's Six Nations.

"To maine it goes backmost to 12 changes," Mitchell said connected Stan Sport.

"Subconsciously it gives you the mindset that you're expected to triumph this. That was mediocre coaching. Seventh successful the world, you're not successful a presumption to marque 12 changes."

Again subject was a large occupation for the Wallabies who conceded 16 penalties to Italy's nine.

Italy besides punished the Wallabies by scoring aboriginal tries to Pierre Bruno and Ange Capuozzo portion halfback Jake Gordon was successful the sinbin for a a precocious enarthrosis hit.

Former Wallaby Morgan Turinui said Rennie should ever beryllium nether unit arsenic an planetary manager but inactive felt helium was the close antheral for the job.

Rennie is contracted done to adjacent year's Rugby World Cup.

"Twelve changes but I look astatine that squad and it's bully capable to bushed Italy," Turinui said connected Stan Sport.

"I don't deliberation he's going anywhere. I'm impressed with a batch of the enactment he's done.

"I don't spot an obvious, amended solution. It's each good and bully to speech astir changes but you've got to person a amended viable solution. I deliberation Dave Rennie's doing a good occupation with the players helium has... arsenic hard arsenic it is, wanting to spot the Wallabies bash good - this is simply a momentous juncture for Italy."

Australia is present 1-2 connected their European circuit with satellite No.1 Ireland adjacent up connected Sunday (AEDT).

They were fortunate to bushed Scotland aft Blair Kinghorn missed a precocious footwear and, ironically, by acold their champion show connected circuit came successful the nonaccomplishment to satellite No.2 France successful Paris.

Former Wallaby Justin Harrison said determination was nary deficiency of committedness from a revamped lineup but they struggled to gel arsenic a corporate unit.

"No-one walks into a Test arena without implicit intent to conscionable the hostile with everything you've got," Harrison said connected Stan Sport.

"The trouble contiguous was 12 of those players haven't played overmuch Test rugby unneurotic – they weren't bully astatine uncovering a solution unneurotic nether utmost pressure."

A problematic deficiency of consistency continues.

"It's peaks and troughs from the Wallabies... but let's not hide this Italian broadside played highly good tonight," Harrison said.

"They (the Wallabies) were portion of past that they didn't privation to beryllium and they'll instrumentality that for the remainder of their lives."

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