Wales 38-18 Italy
Date:
Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Wales v Italy Match Reports
Wales beat Italy 38-18 in the Autumn Nations Cup fifth-place play-off match at Parc y Scarlets. Wales raced into a 14-0 lead thanks to tries from Kieran Hardy and Sam Parry. Italy hit back through a Marco Zanon try and two penalty kicks from Paolo Garbisi to end the half only a single point adrift. A second Italian try from Johan Meyer saw the visitors briefly take the lead after the break. However, further tries from Gareth Davies, George North and Justin Tipuric saw Wales pull clear. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales conclude Autumn Nations Cup with stuttering win over Italy
- BBC: Wales score five tries to overcome Italy
- Guardian: Debut tries for Kieran Hardy and Sam Parry as Wales run in five against Italy
- Sky Sports: Wales see off spirited Italy to wrap up a 38-18 win
- ESPN: Wales hold off Italy to claim fifth in Autumn Nations Cup
- WRU: Wales end Autumn Nations Cup campaign in style with five try win over Italy
Wales v Italy - Match Highlights
Wales v Italy - Match Stats
Wales: (14) 38
Try: Hardy (7'), Parry (17'), G Davies (57'), North (69'), Tipuric (76')
Conversion: Sheedy (8', 18', 59', 70', 77')
Penalty: Sheedy (46')
Italy: (13) 18
Try: Zanon (33'), Meyer (49')
Conversion: Garbisi (35')
Penalty: Garbisi (29', 39')
Man of the match: Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
Wales v Italy - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Nicky Smith
- 2 Sam Parry
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 James Botham
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Kieran Hardy
- 10 Callum Sheedy
- 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 12 Jonathan Davies
- 13 George North
- 14 Josh Adams
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Wyn Jones
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 Aaron Wainwright
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Ioan Lloyd
- 23 Jonah Holmes
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Danilo Fischetti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Marco Lazzaroni
- 5 Niccolò Cannone
- 6 Maxime Mbanda'
- 7 Johan Meyer
- 8 Braam Steyn
Backs
- 9 Stephen Varney
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Montanna Ioane
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Marco Zanon
- 14 Luca Sperandio
- 15 Jacopo Trulla
Replacements
- 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 17 Simone Ferrari
- 18 Pietro Ceccarelli
- 19 Cristian Stoian
- 20 Michele Lamaro
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Tommaso Allan
- 23 Federico Mori