Italy v Wales Match Reports
A solid, if not spectacular, performance from Wales in poor conditions at the Olympic Stadium in Rome saw them beat Italy. Tries from Jonathan Davies and Alex Cuthbert, plus 6 out of 7 kicks from Leigh Halfpenny, resulted in a 26-9 victory for Wales. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Italy 9-26 Wales
- Guardian: Jonathan Davies inspires Wales to victory over Italy
- Independent: Ruthless Welsh are singing in the rain
- Telegraph: Italy 9 Wales 26 - match report
- Daily Mail: Davies and Cuthbert tries give Dragons comfortable win in Rome
- Sky Sports: Wales conquer Italy in Rome
- ESPN: Wales brush aside Italian threat
- Wales Online: Six Nations title hopes still alive after Rome win
- RBS 6 Nations: Davies and Cuthbert reignite Wales' title defence
- Sydney Morning Herald: Two-try Wales dominate Azzurri to keep title bid on track
Italy v Wales Match Highlights
Italy v Wales Match Statistics
Italy (6) 9
Penalties: Kristopher Burton (3)
Wales (9) 26
Tries: Jonathan Davies, Alex Cuthbert
Conversions: Leigh Halfpenny (2)
Penalties: Leigh Halfpenny (4)
Man of the Match: Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
Italy Team Line-Up
Forwards
- 1. Andrea Lo Cicero
- 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3. Martin Castrogiovanni (Captain)
- 4. Antonio Pavanello
- 5. Francesco Minto
- 6. Alessandro Zanni
- 7. Simone Favaro
- 8. Manoa Vosawai
Backs
- 9. Edoardo Gori
- 10. Kristopher Burton
- 11. Luke Mclean
- 12. Gonzalo Canale
- 13. Tommaso Benvenuti
- 14. Giovanbattista Venditti
- 15. Andrea Masi
Replacements
- 16. Davide Giazzon
- 17. Alberto De Marchi
- 18. Lorenzo Cittadini
- 19. Quintin Geldenhuys
- 20. Paul Edward Derbyshire
- 21. Tobias Botes
- 22. Luciano Orquera
- 23. Gonzalo Garcia
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Gethin Jenkins
- 2. Richard Hibbard
- 3. Adam Jones
- 4. Andrew Coombs
- 5. Ian Evans
- 6. Ryan Jones (Captain)
- 7. Justin Tipuric
- 8. Toby Faletau.
Backs
- 9. Mike Phillips
- 10. Dan Biggar
- 11. George North
- 12. Jamie Roberts
- 13. Jonathan Davies
- 14. Alex Cuthbert
- 15. Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16. Ken Owens
- 17. Paul James
- 18. Craig Mitchell
- 19. Alun Wyn Jones
- 20. Sam Warburton
- 21. Lloyd Williams
- 22. James Hook
- 23. Scott Williams