Summary

  • Italy ⁠captain Elisa Giordano with opening try; Beatrice Rigoni adds second-half penalty

  • Hannah Bluck scores Wales try

  • Wales lose second successive WXV2 game after opening loss to Australia

  1. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    We're into the last 10 minutes and Ioan Cunningham has yet to turn to his bench.

    Make of that what you will.

  2. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Keira Bevan tries to kick Wales upfield but Vittoria Minuzzi runs it back with interest, evading the first two tacklers.

    Wales struggling to contain Italy's runners.

  3. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    I asked earlier who you thought would win and it looks like most people think Italy are heading for victory...

    screengrab of live postImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    It's no wonder this is slowly becoming a nail-biter.

    These teams have met 17 times and are tied on eight wins each, with one draw.

    And since 2010, 10 of the 14 games have been decided by seven points or fewer.

    Looks like it will be the same again here.

  5. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Wales are finally into the Italian half with a kick upfield but Italy look in control.

  6. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Francesca Grantzotto is straight through from a clever inside pass.

    Wales' scramble defence just snaffles out the danger but Italy are looking more and more threatening as this game goes on.

  7. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Lovely angled run by Beatrice Capomaggi before she offloads to Vittoria Vachini.

    The hooker shows quick hands but Nel Metclafe gets a hand to the ball.

    Close to an interception but it's a scrum Italy.

  8. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    She is... and we've just seen how good Sisilia Tuipulotu is in a maul as Wales repel an Italian drive to win back the ball.

    They're still trapped inside their own half though and are not going to win the game from here.

  9. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Ceri Coleman-Phillips
    BBC Sport Wales rugby reporter

    Alex Callender is an absolute terrier at the breakdown.

    That's the sort of quality which has seen her named Wales' female player of the year.

  10. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Great turnover Alex Callender.

    This has been a relatively quiet game for the usually bustling all-action flanker who was named player of the year last week.

    But she was all over that breakdown and gets plenty of pats on the back from her teammates.

  11. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    With Beatrice Rigoni offering a second kicking option at 12, Italy are definitely edging the battle of the boot which could prove crucial in such a tight game.

    It's certainly keeping Wales pinned back in this second half.

  12. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Pause in play as players from both sides get treatment.

    It's a close one this.

    Who will win?

    Thumbs up for Wales... down for Italy.

  13. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Natalia John comes close to making a amends as she pounces on a loose ball but just knocks on. Unlucky.

  14. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Natalia John is penalised for not rolling away. That was just tired from the Wales lock.

    Italy kick for touch and the lineout is messy, but Wales knock-on the loose ball and Italy have a scrum inside the Welsh 22.

  15. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Saying that, Italy are clearly dominating the tackle area.

    They've also now made 119 tackles compared to Wales' 49.

    And yet they're still leading.

    It just shows how ineffective Wales have been with the ball.

  16. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Wales 5-8 Italy

    Sisilia Tuipulotu peels off a lineout, beats the first tackle and then offloads to Georgia Evans.

    That is what she brings to Wales who look a different prospect with her on the pitch.

  17. Penalty: Wales 5-8 Italypublished at 49 mins

    Beatrice Rigoni

    Jaz Joyce tries to run back an Italian kick but is led down a dead end and is ambushed by Italian chasers.

    She holds onto the ball, is penalised and Rigoni does the rest.

  18. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Wales 5-5 Italy

    Bethan Lewis pinches an Italian throw... the Wales number eight is having a big game.

  19. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Wales 5-5 Italy

    Ceri Coleman-Phillips
    BBC Sport Wales rugby reporter

    I was wondering how long it would be before we saw Wales' prop idol Sisilia Tuipulotu.

    Ioan Cunningham has waited all of two minutes in this second half and you could immediately see her impact in that scrum.

  20. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Wales 5-5 Italy

    Wales spread the ball but it's so laboured that Italy can easily telegraph where the ball is going and wing Francesca Grantzotto comes close to intercepting Lleucu George's pass to Carys Cox.

    She really should have held onto that one.