LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Six Nations
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Italy
Wales
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 23 February 2013 - 15h30 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 23 February 2013 - 16h30 |
| Venue | : | Rome |
| Referee | : | TBC |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Italy | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Jonathan Davies (45min) and Alex Cuthbert (61min) | |
| Penalties | Leigh Halfpenny (7min), Leigh Halfpenny (15min), Leigh Halfpenny (18min), and Leigh Halfpenny (54min) | |
| Conversions | Leigh Halfpenny (45min) and Leigh Halfpenny (61min) | |
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
Wales attacking the Italian line for the last time in the match. The ref blows the final whistle. And at FULL-TIME the Welsh win 26-9. Today was the only chance the Italians had to beat the Welsh and they just didn't have the fire power to get one over them. Wales also looked a little scrappy at times but they got the job done in the end. Join us a bit later for the monumental clash between England and France from Twickenham. |
78 |
Leigh Halfpenny has been named the man-of the-match after a phenomenal kicking display from the fullback. |
75 |
With only 5 minutes to go it seems that the Welsh are going get all the necessary points from the game. |
74 |
Wales still dominating at the scrum but Italy manage to foil there movement and hack the ball down field. |
72 |
Italy still fighting on but they have no options going forward and they, again, resort to kicking the ball away. Wales are pushing again to increase there points difference. |
70 |
Wales don't manage to score any points from the penalty as they send it down the line but Halfpenny spills the ball forward and Italy can breathe a sigh of relief. |
69 |
The game is falling apart here for Italy as they are blown up for coming in the side. Wales kick it to the corner as Castrogiovanni comes back onto the field for the line-out. |
67 |
Italy blown up for obstruction, which is completely unnecessary as they had a man over on the left. Wales kick it into the Italian half. |
65 |
Very little imagination from the Italians. They are missing a player but they are not giving Burton any options on attack. They knock it on on the Welsh 22. |
64 |
Wales don't roll away at the break-down and Italy are awarded a penalty. With only 14 men on the field they still kick to the corner. Great kick right into the corner from Burton. |
61 |
TRY for Wales. Off the ruck Wales make a few passes and then pop it off to Cuthbert who hits a phenomenal line and goes over in the left-hand corner untouched. Halfpenny is successful with the CONVERSION from the corner. Wales looking dominant now as they lead 26-9 |
59 |
Martin Castrogiovanni is given a YELLOW-CARD for repeated infringements at the scrum. Not good news at all for the Italians. And Wales get their line-out drive on off the penalty. |
58 |
Two knocks in the play as Italy try and break through the Welsh defence but they can't and it is a Welsh scrum. |
57 |
Burton doing a lot of kicking but he has put in a telling grubber here as Italy push right into the Welsh 22. |
55 |
Mike Phillips doesn't make up his mind and puts in an aimless chip and the Italians win it and gain a penalty on the ground. They have the chance to kick it into the Welsh half. |
54 |
Halfpenny kicks another PENALTY goal from a long way out. Wales putting the pressure on. Wales take back the ten point lead 19-9. |
52 |
Italy with a kick down the tram. Was a good kick just a bit too much and it goes touch-in-goal. Scrum to Wales on their ten metre line. |
49 |
Wales taking out the support player off the line-out. Burton can reduce the deficit from the PENALTY. His kick is good. 16-9 to Wales |
47 |
Italy still not keeping it in hand. Good kick into the Welsh half but they can't afford to sit back and wait for Wales to make the mistakes now. |
45 |
An opportunistic box kick from Mike Phillips and the bounce of the ball leaves two Italians flat-footed and it bounces well for Davies as he picks it up and goes over for the first TRY for Wales. Halfpenny kicks the CONVERSION over. Wales out to a 16-6 lead. |
42 |
Great scrum from Wales as Phillips clears the line but Italy counter again. Wales defending very well and Burton tries another drop but it is wide again. Italy were building up so well didn't really need to take that shot. Needed more patience. |
41 |
Italy with a little chip from Burton and they put pressure on the catcher as Halfpenny can't take but Italy attack to the corner and unlucky not to get away with penalty for an early tackle but they knock it on on the Welsh five metre line. Scrum Wales. |
41 |
We are underway again in Rome with Italy getting us going again. |
40 |
Italy just kick the ball into touch and that is the end of the half. Interesting first-half with both teams getting a little bit of go forward and then being forced backwards. Scrums have been a shambles but Italy will be happy with their efforts and that they are still only 3 points behind at the break. |
39 |
Italy have a great platform but they cannot use it an knock it on in contact. Scrum to Wales close to halfway. |
38 |
Game is going quiet as both sides are kicking and playing for territory. 22 metre drop out from Wales. |
37 |
Italy are making massive hits in the mid-field and forces Biggar to kick in behind the Italian defence. They are happy to just stay in the Italian half and feed off mistakes. |
35 |
Wales with an attacking line-out in the Italian half and will be hoping to take some points away to show their dominance. Wales win the penalty om the Italian 22 and Halfpenny takes the shot from left of the posts and pushes it wide. |
30 |
Great take from Cuthbert from the high ball and sneaks through down the touchline but is stopped by a great ankle-tap from Canale. |
29 |
Now it is Italy's turn to win the scrum penalty. Jenkins blown-up for not taking the hit. Burton shouldn't have an issue here although the rain is bucketing down now. He kicks the PENALTY over and it is 6-9 to Wales. |
27 |
Wales turn the ball over in their own half but knock it on and Italy can attack again. A grubber through ends in Halfpenny knocking it on and Italy have a scrum in the middle of the field between the Welsh 22 and the 10 metre line. |
25 |
Wales pushing up well on defence and spoil the ball as the Welsh hack it forward and Italy regather and Burton goes for a drop goal but pulls it wide. |
23 |
Italy get a good driving maul going but lack the composure and the ball shoots out and Italy kick the up-and-under but it is taken beautifully by Halfpenny. Italy manage to win a penalty on halfway as Wales are pinged for holding on. They kick to the corner but it isn't out and Cuthbert knocks it on. Scrum Italy in the Welsh 22. |
22 |
Wales are dominating all aspects of the game. Keeping the Italians pinned in their own half of the field. Phillips from the base kicks the ball directly into touch. Italy have a good opportunity here on halfway. |
18 |
Wales win another penalty. It has fallen apart from the first scrum. Wales are beating them at their own game at the moment. Not promising signs for the Italians. Halfpenny is having a shot from about 44metres on the angle. Right hand side of the field. The PENALTY is good from the fullback. |
17 |
Italy are blown-up at the line-out for closing the gap and the Welsh decide to take a scrum. Massive scrum for the Italians. |
15 |
The resulting PENALTY is kicked over from Halfpenny. Wales lead 6-3. |
14 |
Wales absolutely demolish Italy at the last scrum. They win a penalty for their efforts. Biggar doesn't kick the penalty out but Italy knock on the catch. Scrum to Wales between the Italian 10 metre and 22 metre line and they win another penalty from the scrum. |
12 |
Italy get a little bit of ascendancy and put some good phases together but it ends with a slight knock-on from the Italians on the Welsh 22. Scrums have been very tightly contested. |
10 |
Gethin Jenkins is penalised for collapsing the scrum and Italy have the opportunity to hit back straight away. Burton steps up to take the kick from about 30 metres and slightly to the left of the up-rights. He kicks the PENALTY over and they back in it, 3-3. |
7 |
Wales dominating possession and territory and maintain possession well in the Italian 22 which results in Italy going offside. Give Halfpenny an easy shot at goal and he kicks the PENALTY over for Wales. 3-0 to the Welsh. |
5 |
Italy have a nice build-up but they are being tackled backwards but they are retaining the ball. They take it up a number of phases but blown-up for holding on as Wales kick it deep into the Italian 22. |
3 |
Wales receive a free-kick from an early engage from Italy, take the tap and they are driven back in defence and Italy force a knock-on as they clear. |
2 |
Italy on the defensive early and carry it back into their 22 and Burton kicks the ball directly out into touch so Wales have an attacking line-out just inside the Italian 22. |
1 |
It is going to be Wales to get us underway at wet and rainy Rome. |
-5 |
Teams are taking to the field and we are preparing for the anthems. |
-10 |
Bitterly cold weather in Rome with a bit of rain about. Could seriously influence the game and it won't be pretty. Could be a great chance for Italy to get one over Wales. |
-30 |
Half an hour away from kick-off in Rome. Wales got themselves a morale boosting win against France two weeks ago so they will be feeling a lot more confident whereas the Italians were disposed of by the Scots. So Wales will be hoping that they can continue that good for today in Rome. |
Italy
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Andrea Masi |
| 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| 13 | Gonzalo Javier Canale |
| 12 | Gonzalo Garcia |
| 11 | Luke McLean |
| 10 | Luciano Orquera |
| 9 | Edoardo Gori |
| 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| 7 | Simone Favaro |
| 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| 5 | Joshua Furno |
| 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| 3 | Lorenzo Cittadi Cittadini |
| 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| 22 | Tobias Botes |
| 21 | Paul Derbyshire |
| 20 | Francesco Minto |
| 19 | Antonio Pavanello |
| 18 | Alberto De Marchi |
| 17 | Michele Rizzo |
| 16 | Davide Giazzon |
Wales
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| 11 | George North |
| 10 | Dan Biggar |
| 9 | Mike Phillips |
| 8 | Toby Faletau |
| 7 | Sam Warburton |
| 6 | Justin Tipuric |
| 5 | Ian Evans |
| 4 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| 3 | Adam Jones |
| 2 | Richard Hibbard |
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Scott Williams |
| 22 | James Hook |
| 21 | Lloyd Williams |
| 20 | Aaron Shingler |
| 19 | Andrew Coombs |
| 18 | Scott Andrews |
| 17 | Paul James |
| 16 | Ken Owens |