Wales vs Italy

Updates from Saturdays Six Nations round four matches; Italy host Wales at Stadio Olimpico (2.15pm), before England tackle defending champions France at ...

Italy host Wales in a clash of this year's two winless teams.

Boos at the full time whistle of an England home fixture for the second time in a matter of months. Antoine Dupont, Gael Fickou, Thomas Ramos and Gregory Alldritt were all outstanding for the visitors, to name just four from a complete dismantling of an inferior side. “France are brilliant, there’s a reason they are number two in the world. You’d say Borthwick might be inclined to go back to his appointed captain in Dublin, but almost anything is surely now on the table. “We were well beaten by 43 points; when you play like that against a team so well coached and with ability like that, that’s going to happen. They played well, we played poorly - we have to learn from it and be better. England were shambolic, as their opponents dominated every facet of the game and scored seemingly at will. [France](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/france-rugby) aren’t even the best team in this [Six Nations](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/six-nations). Any credit Borthwick had built up as an ex-England captain, with an impressive coaching CV early in his career and as the ideal, straightforward man to follow the drama of the unpopular Eddie Jones era has likely been extinguished. “I think that we are incredibly disappointed with the performance. The main bearing on the game was the contact area. Never before, in 152 years of playing international rugby, had an England team suffered a home defeat this heavy.

Australian Damon Murphy will be the man with the whistle on Saturday (11 March) afternoon in Rome. The 38-year-old is a former professional player.

His position was on the wing. The 38-year-old is a former professional player. The team who finish the Six Nations with the lowest number of points will win the “wooden spoon” at the end of the tournament.

Warren Gatland's troubled Welsh side are desperate to avoid their first wooden spoon for 20 years.

However, their wait for a first home victory in the competition will now stretch into an 11th year as they are set to finish bottom of the pile once again, despite a spirited second-half display. The conversion is quickly added! The Azzurri’s shock last-gasp win in Cardiff 12 months ago ended their 36-match Six Nations losing streak that dated back to 2015 and provided a platform for real growth. [Warren Gatland](/topic/warren-gatland) as head coach, opening with three successive defeats to make their worst start since 2007 against a backdrop of an ongoing rugby crisis in the country. Sums up their day. [Six Nations](/topic/six-nations) round four opened at the Stadio Olimpico this afternoon.

Wales player ratings: Warren Gatland's Wales have been under fire so far this tournament, not favoured to win a basement battle with Italy.

[Dillon Lewis](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/dillon-lewis/) – 6.5 Cleaned up a lot of mess brilliantly including a late Italian lineout. Beard’s best performance for Wales in a while. [Dafydd Jenkins](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/dafydd-jenkins/) – 6.5 Fantastic to see Webb have a good game. Nailed an awesome 50/22 at the end of the first half. Timed a pass to Adams beautifully for a second-half break. Defensively very solid against one of the fastest attacking teams in the tournament. [Josh Adams](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/josh-adams/) – 6.5 Williams needed a solid performance and he delivered. Their performance against England was difficult to quantify, with Italy playing well but not winning – yet… Wales responded with an excellent performance and an unexpected bonus point win.

Now they have their sights set on a first home win for a decade in this competition despite the loss of Ange Capuozzo, having lost out with some spirited ...

It deserved a bit of luck with the bounce. Now they have their sights set on a first home win for a decade in this competition despite the loss of Ange Capuozzo, having lost out with some spirited displays in recent weeks. [Warren Gatland](/topic/warren-gatland) as head coach, opening with three successive defeats to make their worst start since 2007 against a backdrop of an ongoing rugby crisis in the country. The Azzurri’s shock last-gasp win in Cardiff 12 months ago ended their 36-match Six Nations losing streak that dated back to 2015 and provided a platform for real growth. Italy 3-15 Wales [Six Nations](/topic/six-nations) round four opens with an intriguing clash at the [Stadio Olimpico](/topic/stadio-olimpico) this afternoon.

Wales have beaten Italy 29-17 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. | ITV News Wales.

Much has been made of the off-field dramas engulfing Welsh rugby which saw players threaten to strike amid uncertainty around their contracts. Reflecting on the game, Gatland said he thinks the win is a “positive” but says “we’ve still got lots of work to do”. Gatland said he thinks the win is a “positive” but says “we’ve still got lots of work to do”.

England crash to record 53-10 defeat against France at Twickenham; France score seven tries to keep Six Nations title hopes alive; Wales record 29-17 win ...