Jack Wilkinson
Wales lose to Italy in successive Six Nations matches for first time as alarming hunch plunges to new depths; Ange Capuozzo attempt to 5 Tommaso Allan penalties earn Italy deserved victory, defeat may spell consecutive picket spoons for Wales and have ramifications for Warren Gatland
Final Up to date: 08/02/25 4:21pm
Wales slumped to a different disappointing loss
Wales fell to a record-extending 14th defeat in a row as Italy piled the strain on Warren Gatland with a 22-15 victory on the Stadio Olimpico.
It was billed the largest match in a era for Welsh rugby, however Gatland and his gamers didn’t rise the event in sodden situations in step with their hunch in direction of successive Six Nations picket spoons.
A perfectly completed Ange Capuozzo first-half attempt to a flurry of Tommaso Allan penalties noticed Italy set up a 19-3 lead with 11 minutes remaining.
Aaron Wainwright’s late strive threatened to spark a Wales comeback, however hope was snuffed out by Allan’s fifth penalty, with Italy nonetheless in a position to prevail as winners regardless of conceding a late penalty attempt to ending the match with 13 gamers.
The defeat – Wales’ first in Rome since 2007 – marks the bottom ebb of the decline of Welsh rugby throughout Gatland’s second tenure in cost and will have large ramifications for his future as head coach.
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What’s subsequent?
The Six Nations pauses for a fallow week, after which Wales host Eire in Cardiff on February 22 (kick-off 2.15pm), with Italy welcoming France to Rome on February 23 (kick-off 3pm).
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