Wales U20s vs Italy U20s

SIX NATIONS UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014


WALES U20 V ITALY U20

Date: 31 January, 2014 Kick-off: 19:10 GMT

Coverage: Scrum V Live: BBC Two Wales, 19:00 GMT


Wales Under 20 team v Italy:

Afon Bagshaw (RGC); Dafydd Howells (Ospreys), Harri Evans (RGC), Steffan Hughes (capt, Scarlets), Joshua Adams (Scarlets); Ethan Davies (Dragons), Tom Williams (Blues); Callum Lewis (Blues), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Nicky Thomas (Ospreys ), Ben Roach (Blues), James Sheekey (Blues), Will Boyde (Carmarthen), Scott Matthews (Dragons), James Benjamin (Dragons)

Replacements

Scott Otten (Ospreys), Leon Crump (Blues), Benjamin Leung (Scarlets), Scott Andrews (Dragons), Connor Lloyd (Scarlets), Luke Price (Ospreys), Garyn Smith (Blues)

I can't find the Italian team...

Anyone seen it?

Players walking out on the pitch... A little wet and wild out there

Lots of new faces for both teams tonight

Great chase by Italian number eight...

A wonderful steal at the breakdown then great work by roach taking the ball forward.

Superb hands and space created by the hooker Dee to put the winger Adams in the corner.

5-3 to Wales 8 minutes gone

Some very promising performances so far by Afon Bagshaw (RGC);(capt, Scarlets), Joshua Adams (Scarlets), Callum Lewis (Blues), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Ben Roach (Blues), Scott Matthews (Dragons) and James Benjamin (Dragons)

Wales are starting to show some serious issues at the scrum.

Though with the way we are playing ball in hand it matters very little.

Superb defence by Italy... Really impressive stuff

James Benjamin crosses for the score. 90% territory and possession for Wales this half.

Credit to Italian defensive skill for keeping the score down. This is a good, well coached Italian side.

21-9 to Wales 57mins

Blues just tanked harlequins by 30 points

Well Daf Howells finishes the game off with a try in the corner.

God things shown by both teams

26-9 win

Pretty much as expected.Steady well drilled performance by the Welsh youngsters.Italy offers nothing though their number 7 looked useful.Their number 10 was pretty poor.
Wales will need to get some second rowers fit for the Ireland and English games.