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By Ben Dirs
8 mins: Penalty Wales 3-0 Italy Our first sighting of young Tom Prydie - offload from Warburton and the Ospreys wing puts in a cheeky little kick and chase. First scrum of the match and Stephen Jones makes a half-break off the back… penalty to Wales, tackler not releasing the tackled player, and Stephen Jones makes hay from bang in front. So much for territory…6 mins: Pratichetti is on now for the injured Canale. Ironic cheer as Wales manage to win their own line-out - they’ve lost 17 in the tournament so far. Stephen Jones with the clearing kick, courtesy of a penalty, and Wales win another line-out.4 mins: Italy have problems in the back-line - Canale was a late replacement for Andrea Masi, so if he has to go off, coach Nick Mallett will have some reshuffling to do. Italy line-out, and Gower punches a hole… and just misses with a drop-goal. All Italy so far, they’re bossing the early stages.3 mins: Castrogivanni with a neat pass to Canale, who scampers down the left wing, and after two and a half minutes, the Welsh still haven’t had their mitts on the ball. Canale is injured, however, while Adam Jones is spewing claret from the brow.1 min: Italy get us under way in Cardiff… half break by Luke McLean, Italy string a few phases together… 1424: It’s been raining in Cardiff, but Italy coach Nick Mallett insisted the roof of the Millennium Stadium be kept open… here come the Italians, play in about five minutes…
“The Italian scrum is very powerful. They will try and win as much ball as possible in the line out and bully them around close to the corners.”
Former Wales captain Colin Charvis on BBC One****1424: It’s been raining in Cardiff, but Italy coach Nick Mallett insisted the roof of the Millennium Stadium be kept open… here come the Italians, play in about five minutes…
“Wales are in an uneasy relationship with their misfiring team before kick-off. I walked down Westgate St as the team coach, with blackened windows, swooped into the stadium, to distinctly muted applause.”
Sean Davies, BBC Sport in Cardiff****1421: This is the 17th meeting between Wales and Italy - Wales have won 13, Italy two and there has been one draw. Three Lions back in the Wales starting line-up today - skipper Ryan Jones, scrum-half Mike Phillips and prop Gethin Jenkins.
“I’ve fronted up to the press this week for people to know how much it means to me to coach Wales and the players to wear the red jersey. People need to see that passion in us.”
Wales coach Warren Gatland on BBC One
“I expect Wales to play well and win comfortably.”
Former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies on BBC One****1413: Wales have won just one of their last six Six Nations encounters, but Italy have only ever won once away from home in the tournament, against Scotland in 2007. Ospreys winger Tom Prydie, with 167 minutes of senior rugby to his name, becomes the youngest Wales international ever today at 18 years and 25 days. Let’s hope things pan out better than for Norman Biggs: Biggs made his debut aged 18 years and 49 days in 1888 and was jeered by his own fans. Twenty years later, he was killed by a poison dart in Nigeria. 1400: Hello you. Welcome to our coverage of the final weekend of this year’s Six Nations tournament, and we’re kicking it all off with Wales v Italy in Cardiff. The Welsh could still win the Wooden Spoon, so they could do with winning this one…