Wales 67-14 Italy
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Attendance: 74,160
Wales v Italy Match Reports
Wales scored nine tries in a record 67-14 victory over Italy at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. It was Wales' biggest ever win in the Six Nations and sealed second spot in the championship table. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Wales thump Italy to seal second place
- Guardian: Wales romp past Italy with George North’s try the pick of nine
- Independent: George North inspires rout of toothless Italians in nine-try thrashing
- Telegraph: Hosts finish second after record-breaking win
- Daily Mail: Warren Gatland's side run riot with nine tries as they sign off Six Nations campaign in style with emphatic win
- ESPN: Wales run woeful Italy ragged
- Wales Online: Gatland's men score nine tries in record Six Nations romp
- South Wales Argus: All too easy as Gatland's men canter to victory against awful Azzurri
- RBS 6 Nations: Rampant Wales sign off in style in Cardiff
- WRU: Wales finished their 2016 RBS 6 Nations campaign in style with a record 67-14 victory over Italy at the Principality Stadium
Wales v Italy - Match Highlights
Wales v Italy - Match Stats
Wales: (27) 67
Try: Webb, Biggar, J Davies, Roberts, North, Williams, Moriarty (2), G Davies
Conversion: Biggar (5), Priestland (3)
Penalty: Biggar (2)
Italy: (0) 14
Try: Palazzani, Garcia
Conversion: Haimona (2)
Man of the match: George North (Wales)
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Scott Baldwin
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Bradley Davies
- 5 Luke Charteris
- 6 Dan Lydiate (Captain)
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Rhys Webb
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Hallam Amos
- 12 Jamie Roberts
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Ken Owens
- 17 Gethin Jenkins
- 18 Aaron Jarvis
- 19 Jake Ball
- 20 Ross Moriarty
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Rhys Priestland
- 23 Gareth Anscombe
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Davide Giazzon
- 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
- 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
- 5 Valerio Bernabo'
- 6 Francesco Minto
- 7 Alessandro Zanni
- 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Gonzalo Garcia
- 13 Andrea Pratichetti
- 14 Leonardo Sarto
- 15 David Odiete
Replacements
- 16 Oliviero Fabiani
- 17 Matteo Zanusso
- 18 Dario Chistolini
- 19 Jacopo Sarto
- 20 Abraham Steyn
- 21 Alberto Lucchese
- 22 Kelly Haimona
- 23 Luke Mclean