Italy is testing the Wallanbies in the first half, two penalties to give the value of each for Australia Quade Cooper and Italian Mirco Bergamasco, but in the last 10 minutes into the Australian team expectations.
Australia coach Robbie Deans said "I am very pleased with team effort, working hard in the first half but we got the benefit in the second half."
In a 10-minute time Cooper had to race in the dead ball area to prevent Andrea Massi sendir kick Luciano Orquera basis. Australia had to be rested to face the next game.
Italian game inspired by a very experienced captain Sergio Parisse and Piers Martin Castrogiovanni, who won in 1991 and 1999 in a series of bad.
"We didn't help ourselves in the first half, we were a little bit impatient in wanting that to come, we tried to force it," Deans added.
"We overplayed our hand in the way that we attacked. I think we got the balance of our attack right in the second half."
Cooper put Australia ahead with penalties in the 17th and 27th minutes but Bergamasco hit back with two for Italy just before half time.
It was Anthony Faingaa who gave way when O'Connor came on seven minutes into the second half and within two minutes the wing had helped the Wallabies score their first try.
O'Connor, who lost his place in the side after sleeping through the World Cup squad announcement, made an athletic attempt to dive across the line after a sweeping move but was stopped short and it was left to Alexander to wrestle himself over seconds later.
Team Line two countries :
Australia Beale, Ashley-Cooper, A Faingaa (O'Connor, 48), McCabe, Ioane, Cooper, Genia (Burgess, 62); Kepu, Moore (Polota-Nau, 62), Alexander (Slipper, 67), Vickerman, Horwill, Elsom (Higginbotham, 70), Pocock (McCalman, 60), Samo.
Tries Alexander, Ashley-Cooper, O'Connor, Ioane Cons O'Connor 3 Pens Cooper 2
Italy Masi, Benvenuti, Canale, Garcia (McLean, 60), Mi Bergamasco, Orquera (Bocchino, 74), Semenzato (Gori, 71); Lo Cicero (Cittadini, 69), Ghiraldini, Castrogiovanni, Del Fava (Bortolami, 60), Van Zyl, Zanni, Barbieri (Derbyshire, 51), Parisse.
Pens Bergamasco 2
Referee A Rolland (Ireland)
Attendance 30,000.
Labels: Rugby World Cup 2011
