WALES
No.Name
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB
2
3
14Alex Cuthbert, W
T
13Scott Williams, C
T
12Jamie Roberts, C
11George North, W
10Rhys Priestland, FH
9Mike Phillips, SH
1Paul James, P
2Richard Hibbard, H
3Adam Jones, P
4Luke Charteris, L
5Alun Wyn Jones, L
6Dan Lydiate, FL
7Justin Tipuric, FL
8Taulupe Faletau, N8
Replacements
16Ken Owens, H
17Ryan Bevington, P
18Rhodri Jones, P
19Andrew Coombs, L
20Sam Warburton, FL
21Rhys Webb, SH
22James Hook, -
23Liam Williams, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium
2:30 PM, February 1, 2014
Attendance: 66,974
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

82'23-15 End of half
82'23-15 End of half
81'+123-15 End of second half
79'Substitute on - Ryan Bevington , Wales
79'Player substituted - Paul James , Wales
77'Player substituted - Leonardo Sarto , Italy
77'Substitute on - Tommaso Iannone , Italy
74'23-15 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
73'Player substituted - Alessandro Zanni , Italy
73'Substitute on - Mauro Bergamasco , Italy
70'20-15 Conversion - Tommaso Allan , Italy
69'Allan adds the extras from in front of the sticks
69'20-13 Try - Michele Campagnaro , Italy
69'Substitute on - Josh Furno , Italy
69'Player substituted - Marco Bortolami , Italy
69'Player substituted - Martin Castrogiovanni , Italy
69'Substitute on - Lorenzo Cittadini , Italy
68'Well - things have got interesting. Campagnaro snuffles up Leigh Halfpenny's pass and goes half the pitch. He's been fantastic today
68'Substitute on - Rhys Webb , Wales
68'Player substituted - Mike Phillips , Wales
68'Player substituted - Richard Hibbard , Wales
68'Substitute on - Ken Owens , Wales
67'20-8 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
66'Halfpenny gives Wales a 12-point lead
66'Player substituted - Edoardo Gori , Italy
66'Substitute on - Tobie Botes , Italy
65'Player substituted - Adam Jones , Wales
65'Substitute on - Rhodri Jones , Wales
65'Substitute on - Sam Warburton , Wales
65'Player substituted - Dan Lydiate , Wales
64'Millennium Stadium has something to cheer after some solid Italian possession. Warburton comes on for Lydiate
58'Substitute on - Andrew Coombs , Wales
58'Player substituted - Luke Charteris , Wales
58'Player substituted - Mauro Bergamasco , Italy
58'Substitute on - Francesco Minto , Italy
58'Player substituted - Leonardo Ghiraldini , Italy
58'Substitute on - Davide Giazzon , Italy
56'Substitute on - Alberto de Marchi , Italy
56'Player substituted - Michele Rizzo , Italy
44'Well...Halfpenny is human after all as he hooks a penalty to the left of the sticks
43'17-8 Try - Michele Campagnaro , Italy
42'Michele Campagnaro goes over for Italy after he kicks forward and then grounds it. He has been by far Italy's best player. The TMO was used to check a forward pass in the build-up - the hands went backwards so the try is allowed...even though it did look to be a touch ahead of the runner
41'17-3 End of first half
40'17-3 Start of second half
40'17-3 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
39'Halfpenny slots the extras - 100% record for the soon-to-be Toulon player
38'15-3 Try - Scott Williams , Wales
37'That's Wales' second try as Jamie Roberts breezes through the Italian defence and offloads to Scott Williams who goes over
34'Italy had a chance to get a try on the board but it was Parisse who knocked the ball on rather than North and the potential score is ruled out by the TMO
29'10-3 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
28'Leigh Halfpenny slips but the penalty still sails through the posts. Wales have a seven-point lead
14'7-3 Penalty goal - Tommaso Allan , Italy
13'Bit of a nerve-settler for Allan as he slots the three points to give Italy their first of 2014
13'Bit of a nerve-settler for Allan as he slots the three points to give Italy their first of 2014
5'7-0 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
4'Class from Halfpenny - a touchline conversion? No problem - through it sails
4'5-0 Try - Alex Cuthbert , Wales
3'Poor, poor, poor from Italy. Debutant Esposito misses the kick through and Alex Cuthbert pounces to score the try. Far too easy for Wales
1'The wait is finally over, the 2014 Six Nations is here. Wales will be gunning for a record third title in as many years while Italy will look to improvement and consistency across the board. The odds are heavily stacked in the hosts' favour but the magic of the championship means nothing is sacred, nothing is guaranteed.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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