Italy vs Wales live: Welsh make winning start to Six Nations but miss out on bonus point
Follow the latest from the Six Nations clash in Rome
The final match of the opening Six Nations weekend saw Wales get off to a winning start at the Stadio Olympico in Rome as they beat Italy 33-7, although the visitors were unable to score a fourth try to secure a bonus point that would have sent them clear at the top of the table. Re-live the action here.
- Italy 7-33 Wales
- Italy take the lead through first-half Edoardo Gori try
- Wales respond in second half with three tries
- Jonathan Davies and Liam Williams both score within six minutes
- George North adds third try two minutes from time
- Leigh Halfpenny adds 18 points with the boot
- Williams missed late chance to score after dropping the ball on the try line
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Preview...
What time does it start?
The match begins at 14:00 BST
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on ITV from 13:00
Teams...
Italy: E Padovani (Zebre); G Bisegni (Zebre), T Benvenuti (Treviso), L McLean (Treviso), G Venditti (Zebre); C Canna (Zebre), E Gori (Treviso); A Lovotti (Zebre), O Gega (Treviso), L Cittadini (Bayonne), M Fuser (Treviso), G Biagi (Zebre), A Steyn (Treviso), M Mbanda (Zebre), S Parisse (Stade Francais, capt).
Replacements: L Ghiraldini (Toulouse), S Panico (Calvisano), P Ceccarelli (Zebre), J Furno (Zebre), F Minto (Treviso), G Bronzini (Treviso), T Allan (Treviso), M Campagnaro (Exeter).
Wales: L Halfpenny (Toulon); G North (Northampton), J Davies (Scarlets), S Williams (Scarlets), L Williams (Scarlets); D Biggar (Ospreys), R Webb (Ospreys); N Smith (Ospreys), K Owens (Scarlets), S Lee (Scarlets), J Ball (Scarlets), A W Jones (Ospreys, capt), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues), J Tipuric (Ospreys), R Moriarty (Gloucester).
Replacements: S Baldwin (Ospreys), R Evans (Scarlets), T Francis (Exeter), C Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), J King (Ospreys), G Davies (Scarlets), S Davies (Ospreys), J Roberts (Harlequins).
80 mins: The TMO decides he has lost the ball and there's no fourth try, but Wales win by an emphatic 33-7 to go top of the Six Nations table!
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