In Australia the 3rd most popular sport is ultimate frisbee. it is behind soccer and rugby
AFL is the most popular sport.
swiming
cricket
Netball
football
Soccer
Rugby league
Bmx and soccer or tennis
Cricket, Australia is a really good cricket team.
I've never been there but i believe Italy's most popular sport is Soccer. In Australia the most popular summer sport is cricket. The most popular winter sport in New South Wales and Queensland is rugby, while Australian rules Football is the most popular in all the other states
In Australia, the most popular sports in terms of crowd attendance were Australian rules football, horse racing, rugby league, motorsports, cricket, rugby union, and soccer.So yes, you would say that rugby- although it is not the most popular sport in Australia, it is more popular than soccer.