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Wales are currently sat on the bottom of the table after losing every match so far. They have picked up three bonus points which puts them in contention for moving to fifth to overtake opponents Italy. It is something important to the team with Aaron wainwright saying it would be ‘embarrassing’ to finish the Six Nations without a win.
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Italy have had a successful Six Nations despite being in fifth. They almost beat England in round one, were defeated by defending champions Ireland in round two, held France to a draw and then beat an in-form Scotland team last time out. If they draw or beat Wales today it will be the first time they go unbeaten in three games in the championship.
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The team news has already been announced and so stay tuned for all the updates around that. Kick off coming at 2.15pm GMT.
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important events
Wales 8th place Aaron Wainwright He played so well in this tournament that he was given a speech before playing against Italy. He spoke passionately about Wales’ need to win the tournament.
“It would be embarrassing,” Wainwright said of getting the wooden spoon. “We can’t go into the game tomorrow and lose. We need to win. I don’t think we can accept anything else.
“I have a lot of respect for what the Italians have achieved so far in the tournament, but we definitely want to go out there and get a win and end the season on a good note.”
Wales has undergone the greatest changes They won more than any other country in the final round, with Warren Gatland leading the starting 15th place by five points.
Nick Tompkins and George North returned to the team, creating a new center partnership. This will be North’s last game for Wales, having announced his retirement from international football.
With the additions of Elliott Dee and Dillon Lewis, there is almost a new front row. Dafydd Jenkins returns to the second row in place of Alex Mann.
Wales: Cameron Wynnett, Josh Adams, George North, Nick Tompkins, Rio Dyer, Sam Costelow, Tomos Williams.Gareth Thomas, Elliot Dee, Dillon Lewis, Dafydd Jenkins (captain), Adam Beard, Alex Mann, Tommy Leffell, Aaron Wainwright
Replacement: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Dillon Hari O’Connor, Will Rowlands, Mackenzie Martin, Kieran Hardy, Ioan Lloyd, Mason Grady
Meanwhile, Italy made three changes to their starting lineup.
Full-back Ange Capozzo suffered a broken finger in the game against Scotland, so Lorenzo Pani will replace him. Stephen Varney will start at 9am ahead of Martin Page-Lillo.
In the forwards, Lorenzo Cannone will start at number eight in front of Ross Vincent.
Italy: Lorenzo Pani; Luis Raina, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Montanna Ioane, Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney.Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotella, Simone Ferrari, Niccolo Cannone, Federico Luzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Ramaro, Lorenzo Cannone
Substitutes: Gianmarco Lucchesi, Mirco Spagnuolo, Giosue Girocchi, Andrea Zambonin, Ross Vincent, Manuel Zuliani, Martin Page-Lello, Leonardo Marin.
preamble
Hello, welcome to the beginning Six Nations Super Saturday. It all starts in Cardiff as Wales take on Italy to see which side retains the wooden spoon.
Wales are currently at the bottom of the table having lost all their games. They have earned three bonus points and are fighting to move up to fifth place, overtaking their Italian opponents. Aaron Wainwright says it would be “embarrassing” to end the Six Nations without a win, which is important for the team.
Italy achieved success despite finishing fifth in the Six Nations. They nearly beat England in the first round, lost to defending champions Ireland in the second round, held France to a draw, and defeated an in-form Scotland team in their last match. If we draw or win against Wales today, it will be the first time we have gone three games unbeaten in the Championship.
The team’s news has already been announced, so stay tuned for updates on that. Kickoff is at 2:15pm Japan time.
