Summary

  • Final score: Italy 7-33 Wales

  • Gori try for Italy, Canna con

  • J Davies, L Williams, North tries, Halfpenny 4 pens & 2 cons for Wales

  • Italy ship two tries while prop Andrea Lovotti sin-binned

  • England edged past France and Scotland beat Ireland on Saturday

  • Get involved using #bbcrugby

  1. Postpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-33

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales fly-half

    They've got to go for that bonus point! Only one thing on their mind now. 

  2. Postpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-33 Wales

    Robert Jones
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live

    George North is looking as sharp as we have seen him over the years. 

    He hasn't had the greatest 12 months for Wales, but when he is given a little bit of space there is only going to be one winner.

    I tell you what, Sam Davies has been impressive since he came on.

  3. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    A touch of class from Exeter centre Michele Campagnaro as he ghosts through a gap in midfield. Should he have been a starter for Conor O'Shea?

    He links with Giulio Bisegni, but the Italy wing gets flustered and kicks long and out of touch as the cover comes across.

  4. Postpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Robert Jones
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live

    When you get a dead leg it does take a little while, and it will probably get worse as the game goes on.

    It probably tightened up for George North during half-time. Wales don't have a huge turnaround, England next Saturday.

  5. Postpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales fly-half

    With 5 mins left, Wales need to chase this game again now. They need to chase that bonus point to help them psychologically go into the England game. 

    I know this team are going straight back to the cryotherapy chamber tonight in preparation for next week. 

    I certainly hope I have a better evening than that... There will be ice - I can tell you now. 

  6. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Italy wing Guilo Bisegni sniffs fresh air for the first time, rounding his man and breaking upfield to cheers from the stands.

    He is snared by the cover however.

    George North looks like he might have twanged a muscle as he chased a little grubber from Sam Davies.

    Alun Wyn Jones is nursing a poorly shoulder as well.

  7. Postpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Robert Jones
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live

    Italy will be looking to get anything out of the game - a losing bonus point?

    Wales don't start particularly well. Alun Wyn Jones has been inspirational in the second half. He has come out and really tried to lift Wales, and managed it.

  8. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Italy have a good spot of an attack with a scrum centre-field and inside the Wales 22m.

    But their early scrum supremacy has gone up in smoke. Wales' fresh props prise their men off the floor and send them skidding backwards.

    This match is going out with a whimper.

    The intrigue is now whether Wales can get another two tries to tie up the bonus point.

    Leigh Halfpenny of Wales is tackled by Luke McLean of ItalyImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Italy are back up to a full complement as Andrea Lovotti's sin bin period comes to an end.

    His side were five points down when he was shown a yellow card. They are 19 adrift now.

    Cynical does not look so clever now.

  10. Postpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

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  11. Postpublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-26

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales fly-half

    Brilliant play by Wales inside centre Scott Williams [to open the hole in the Italian defensive line] there. 

    Right, get on with the conversion - in fact, I wouldn't bother with the conversion. Just get on with the game. 

  12. Postpublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-26 Wales

    Robert Jones
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live

    How games change. 

    Great work to get that first try and now Wales look very comfortable with ball in hand.

    They understand that if you keep it long enough with a man extra and absorb defenders, there will be more numbers than the opposition.

    Wales have built up momentum, to the delight of the Welsh fans.

  13. try

    Converted try - Italy 7-26 Walespublished at 67 mins

    Liam Williams (con Halfpenny)

    Wales home and hosed.

    For the first time this afternoon really, they string together some passes at pace.

    Scott Williams delays his pass to Jonathan Davies as the centres attack blind. That buys his centre partner half a yard and he can get his hands free to feed Liam Williams for a walk in.

    Leigh Halfpenny's metronomic boot adds two more points.

    Liam Wiliams of Wales dives over to score his team"s second tryImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Italy 7-19 Wales

    Sergio Parisse's frustrations are getting the best of him. He gives away a penalty for continual chatback to the referee after feeling his side had been denied a penalty at the line-out.

  15. Postpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-19 Wales

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales fly-half

    For me, that's the game. Wales knew this would be an absorbing physical contest and in the last 20 minutes they could let loose. 

    So 19 minutes to go, they should go for the bonus point. 

  16. Postpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

    Italy 7-19 Wales

    Robert Jones
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live

    That is good all round play from Wales.

    The scrum was solid; you go to the blind side and try and take defenders, then it's about knowing you have more players than the opposition and you have to get where the spaces are.

    It was inevitable as long as they kept the ball they would get across the whitewash. Good work from Wales, they are starting to stamp their authority after a poor first half.

  17. try

    Converted try - Italy 7-19 Walespublished at 60 mins

    Jonathan Davies (con Leigh Halfpenny)

    Italy defence is now desperate rather than disciplined. It has to be as it attempts to make up for being a man down.

    Blue shirts flying out of the line to try and put in a big hit to stop Wales in their tracks or cut off the pass to the wide open space out wide.

    Wales are too canny though. Scott Williams steps inside his man, basketballs the pass over the top to centre partner Jonathan Davies who dives over unopposed.

    And another two from Leigh Halfpenny.

    Jonathan Davies scores a tryImage source, Getty Images
  18. Sin-bin - Italy's Andrea Lovottipublished at 59 mins

    Italy 7-12 Wales

    Italy prop Andrea Lovotti throws his hips out to screw the scrum off kilter.

    That is another no-no. He is going to take 10 minutes out of the action to think about what he has done.

    Italy are a man down and under huge pressure.

  19. Get Involvedpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017

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    Wayne Andrews: It's starting to look as if 'losing bonus points' could decide this season's Six Nations.

    Glyn Jones: That's a try surely!!  

    Rob: Any chance we can adopt Parisse for the Lions, based on Roman heritage?   

  20. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Italy 7-12 Wales

    Scrum five Wales and they have got Italy in retreat.

    The blue shirts stops the rot by going to ground. That's illegal. JP Doyle's patience is wearing thin. 

    Another Wales try might be curtains for the hosts.