Italy 7-48 Wales
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Italy v Wales Match Reports
Wales brushed aside Italy with a 48-7 bonus-point victory in Rome. The tournament leaders made a blistering start, scoring four tries and securing the bonus point by the 30th minute. With a Grand Slam finale firmly on the horizon, Wales eased up a little in the second half as several replacements were made, but still managed to score three further tries. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Wales move one win away from Six Nations title after thumping Italy
- BBC: Wales hammer Italy to set up Grand Slam finale against France
- Guardian: Louis Rees-Zammit and Wales run riot in Italy to keep grand slam in sights
- Telegraph: Wales one win away from Grand Slam after ruthless victory over Italy in Rome
- Daily Mail: Wales make it FOUR wins from FOUR in Six Nations to book date with Grand Slam destiny in Paris after Wayne Pivac's side cruise to seven-try victory over Italy
- Sky Sports: Wales take step towards Grand Slam with 48-7 win over Italy in Rome
- WRU: Wales score seven tries as they beat Italy in style
Italy v Wales - Match Highlights
Italy v Wales - Match Stats
Italy: (0) 7
Try: Ioane (51')
Conversion: Garbisi (52')
Wales: (27) 48
Try: Adams (8'), Faletau (14'), Owens (21', 30'), North (42'), Sheedy (60'), Rees-Zammit (64')
Conversion: Biggar (9', 22', 43'), Sheedy (61', 65')
Penalty: Biggar (3')
Man of the Match: Josh Navidi (Wales)
Italy v Wales - Team Line-ups
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Danilo Fischetti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Niccolò Cannone
- 5 David Sisi
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Johan Meyer
- 8 Michele Lamaro
Backs
- 9 Stephen Varney
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Montanna Ioane
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Juan Ignacio Brex
- 14 Mattia Bellini
- 15 Jacopo Trulla
Replacements
- 16 Oliviero Fabiani
- 17 Andrea Lovotti
- 18 Marco Riccioni
- 19 Marco Lazzaroni
- 20 Maxime Mbanda’
- 21 Marcello Violi
- 22 Federico Mori
- 23 Edoardo Padovani
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Wyn Jones
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Cory Hill
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Josh Navidi
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Jonathan Davies
- 13 George North
- 14 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Rhys Carre
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Jake Ball
- 20 Aaron Wainwright
- 21 Lloyd Williams
- 22 Callum Sheedy
- 23 Uilisi Halaholo