Wales 38-14 Italy
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Attendance: 65,242
Wales v Italy Match Reports
A much-changed Wales scored five tries, including two from George North, as they beat Italy 38-14 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. It wasn't all plain-sailing for Wales before they made it 12 successive wins against the Azzurri, but their superior class and finishing ability ultimately told. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Wales up to second in Six Nations standings after brushing aside Italy
- BBC: Five-try Wales rise to second in Six Nations
- Guardian: George North the star of the show as Wales coast past Italy
- Telegraph: George North scores brace against sorry Italians as Warren Gatland's men go second
- Daily Mail: George North double along with Hadleigh Parkes, Cory Hill and Justin Tipuric tries earns hosts bonus-point victory over Azzurri and leapfrog England into second in Six Nations table
- Sky Sports: Wasteful visitors made to pay in Cardiff Six Nations clash
- ESPN: George North brace helps Wales climb to second with defeat of Italy
- WRU: North brace bags bonus-point triumph
Wales v Italy - Match Highlights
Wales v Italy - Match Stats
Wales (17) 38
Try: Parkes (4'), North (6', 66'), Hill (43'), Tipuric (71')
Conversion: Anscombe (5', 8', 44'), Halfpenny (68', 72')
Penalty: Anscombe (37')
Italy (7) 14
Try: Minozzi (10'), Bellini (76')
Conversion: Allan (12'), Canna (77')
Man of The Match: Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)
Wales v Italy - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
- 1 Nicky Smith
- 2 Elliot Dee
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Cory Hill
- 5 Bradley Davies
- 6 Justin Tipuric
- 7 James Davies
- 8 Taulupe Faletau (CAPTAIN)
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Steff Evans
- 12 Hadleigh Parkes
- 13 Owen Watkin
- 14 George North
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Ken Owens
- 17 Rob Evans
- 18 Rhodri Jones
- 19 Seb Davies
- 20 Ellis Jenkins
- 21 Aled Davies
- 22 Rhys Patchell
- 23 Leigh Halfpenny
Italy Team Line-up
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3 Simone Ferrari
- 4 Alessandro Zanni
- 5 Dean Budd
- 6 Sebastian Negri Da Oleggio
- 7 Maxime Mata Mbanda'
- 8 Sergio Parisse (CAPTAIN)
Backs
- 9 Marcello Violi
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Tommaso Castello
- 13 Giulio Bisegni
- 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
- 15 Matteo Minozzi
Replacements
- 16 Oliviero Fabiani
- 17 Nicola Quaglio
- 18 Tiziano Pasquali
- 19 Federico Ruzza
- 20 Giovanni Licata
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Carlo Canna
- 23 Jayden Hayward