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THE WALLABES (AUSTRALIA) VS

Gli Azzurri (ITALY)

On Saturday, November 17th, 2018. A rugby game between the Wallabies and Gli Azzurri took place in Padova. The Wallabies won (26 - 7). The match started at 3:00 pm and ended a couple of hours later.

 

Importance of the Team colors:

As you may know, the color of the Australian rugby team is green and gold. The color of the Italian rugby team is blue. But do you really know the importance of them and why those colors were chosen?

Australia:
 

The color of the Australia rugby team connects to Australia’s environment. In fact, Australia does not only use these colors for their rugby team, but also for other national sports. The gold associates with “beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and the fleece of Australian wool.”

(https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-colours).

 

The green associates to “forests, eucalyptus trees and pastures of the Australian landscape”.

Italy:

Italian sports team’s (also named “Gli Azzurri”) color is blue rather than its flag color. This is because the color blue was “the official color of the Royal House of Savoy and this tribute to the Italian monarchy survives today”.

 

The following is a list of all the players.

Italy

J. Hayward

T. Benvenuti

M. Campagnaro

T. Castello

M. Bellini

T. Allan

T. Tebaldi

A. Lovotti

L. Ghiraldini

S. Ferrari

A. Zanni

D. Budd

S. Negri

J. Polledri

B. Steyn

L. Bigi

C. Traore

T. Pasquali

M. Fuser

J. Meyer

G. Palazzani

C. Canna

L. Morisi

Australia

I. Folau

A. Ashley-Cooper

S. Kerevi

B. Foley

M. koroibete

M. Toomua

J. Gordon

S. Sio

F. Fainga’a

T. Tupou

I. Rodda

A. Coleman

J. Dempsey

M. Hooper

D. Pocok

T. Polota-Nau

J. Ainsley

S. Kepu

R. Simmons

P. Samu

W. Genia

K. Beale

D. Haylett-Petty.

Written by:   Poppy Wrublewski and Maddalena Consonni

Sources:

 

“November 2018 Test Match Review - Italy 7 vs Australia 26 - Saturday, November 17th.” Bill's Rugby Blog, 19 Nov. 2018, billsrugbyblog.com/november-2018-test-match-review-italy-7-vs-australia-26-saturday-november-17th/.

“Italy vs Australia - Report - Friendly 2018 - 17 Nov, 2018 - ESPN.” ESPN.com, ESPN, www.espn.co.uk/rugby/report?gameId=293903&league=289234.

Fisher, Alex, et al. “Match Highlights - Italy vs Australia.” RugbyPass, 17 Nov. 2018, www.rugbypass.com/news/koroibete-double-maintains-australias-100-per-cent-record-against-italy/.

Cabinet, Prime Minister and. “Australian National Colours.” Racism and Discrimination | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2014 Report, 22 June 2016, www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-colours.

The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-22647,00.html.

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