Super Saturday, Game 1: Italy v Wales

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ITALY v WALES
Saturday 21 March 2015
KO: 13:30 (local)/12:30 (UK/Ireland)
Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Referee: Chris Pollock (NZR)
AR1: JP Doyle (RFU)
AR2: Luke Pearce (RFU)
TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)

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A. Teams

ITALY

Luke McClean (Sale Sharks); Leonardo Sarto (Zebre Rugby), Luca Morisi (Benetton Treviso), Andrea Masi (London Wasps), Giovambattista Venditti (Zebre Rugby); Kelly Haimona (Zebre Rugby), Edoardo Gori (Benetton Treviso); 1 Michele Rizzo (Leicester Tigers), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Leicester Tigers, capt), Martin Castrogiovanni (RT Toulon), George Biagi (Zebre Rugby), Joshua Furno (Newcastle Falcons), Francesco Minto (Benetton Treviso), Mauro Bergamasco (Zebre Rugby), Samuela VUNISA (Zebre Rugby)

Replacements: Andrea Manici (Zebre Rugby), Alberto De Marchi (Sale Sharks), Dario Chistolini (Zebre Rugby), Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre Rugby), Robert Barbieri (Leicester Tigers), Guglielmo Palazzini (Zebre Rugby), Luciano Orquera (Zebre Rugby), Enrico Bacchin (Benetton Treviso).

WALES

Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); George North (Northampton Saints), Jonathan Davies (ASM Clermont Auvergne), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Luke Charteris (Racing Metro), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).

Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Rhys Gill (Saracens), Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets).

B. Head to Head

15 Played 15

2 Wins 12

12 Losses 2

1 Draws 1

19 Tries 49

12 Conversions 40

31 Penalties 45

4 Drop Goals 1

224 Points 463

nathan wrote:no he didnt warn them.

He did first half about penalty offences.

I'm glad I put North in my dream team this weekend!

Nachos Jones_1 wrote:

The Saint wrote:

Nachos Jones_1 wrote:

The Saint wrote:

Nachos Jones_1 wrote:Very clever by Webb and Williams

You sure it was legal though...

Looked alright to me, did I miss something?

Yeah Wales scored, and seeing as we are the jammiest bunch of cheating jammy dodgers then surely we cheated. Unless I'm missing something?

Aahh sure Saint, when have you seen me say anything like that?

Not you. You constantly make positive contributions to this forum. And your surname is great.

Ffs italy

Gats must have had a chat with his Kiwi mate at half time....

Rory_Gallagher wrote:I'm glad I put North in my dream team this weekend!

Me too. Had a feeling. I have Williams too.

Risca Rev wrote:

nathan wrote:no he didnt warn them.

He did first half about penalty offences.

he warned wales, but i didnt hear him warn italy. May be wrong though

Hmmm. I understand that Martyn Williams is happy that wakes have scored again. But is laughing about it really professional???

Ah good. Scott Andrews is on

i honestly think wales will win this 6 nations if they keep this up

nathan wrote:

Risca Rev wrote:

nathan wrote:no he didnt warn them.

He did first half about penalty offences.

he warned wales, but i didnt hear him warn italy. May be wrong though

You are wrong. He spoke to their captain

tigertattie wrote:Hmmm. I understand that Martyn Williams is happy that wakes have scored again. But is laughing about it really professional???

No. He's a poor pundit, I personally can't stand him commenting on Pro12 games because of his Blue eyes.

Risca Rev wrote:

nathan wrote:

Risca Rev wrote:

nathan wrote:no he didnt warn them.

He did first half about penalty offences.

he warned wales, but i didnt hear him warn italy. May be wrong though

You are wrong. He spoke to their captain

ok fair play. lets see if he cards a welsh player at this scrum if italy win a pen

wales now ahead of ireland on points difference. 23mins left still

nathan wrote:

Risca Rev wrote:

nathan wrote:

Risca Rev wrote:

nathan wrote:no he didnt warn them.

He did first half about penalty offences.

he warned wales, but i didnt hear him warn italy. May be wrong though

You are wrong. He spoke to their captain

ok fair play. lets see if he cards a welsh player at this scrum if italy win a pen

Wales got the pen

Relentless from Wales, really turning the screw now and will go on. Excellent stuff from them.

BamBam wrote:Fancy Wales to get a quick score in the second half and make this interesting

Ffs I didn't want it to be this interesting

YESSSS North.

Woof- Italy look completely punch-drunk. I can see Wales winning by 40+ now.

Jebus wales are taking the trophy

another try! Italy imploding here, helped by a few dodgy decision.

Italy have just given up!

The Saint wrote:

tigertattie wrote:Hmmm. I understand that Martyn Williams is happy that wakes have scored again. But is laughing about it really professional???

No. He's a poor pundit, I personally can't stand him commenting on Pro12 games because of his Blue eyes.

And again he's laughing. The bbc should really be getting rid of this hack!

We have poor props, but elsewhere Gatland gets the selections and their substitutions right. It's a shame it had to happen this late on in the tournament though.

this score is going to be putting alot of pressure on the other games

great finishing george north. wales tails really up now.

this is very bad news for ireland.

quinsforever wrote:great finishing george north. wales tails really up now.

this is very bad news for ireland.

and england!

And the chase is on.

Wales are now +4 of England.

Cricket score coming up.

He is a wiley auld fecker that Gatland...

-108 is some points difference, especially considering theyre not bottom

what the Frak! how the hell was that classed as on his feet!!!

Italy have simply given up now.

tigertattie wrote:

The Saint wrote:

tigertattie wrote:Hmmm. I understand that Martyn Williams is happy that wakes have scored again. But is laughing about it really professional???

No. He's a poor pundit, I personally can't stand him commenting on Pro12 games because of his Blue eyes.

And again he's laughing. The bbc should really be getting rid of this hack!

He is allowed to be delighted with the performance of his team. Would you rather listen to robotic, monotonous commentary? For the sake of "professionalism"?

ME-109 wrote:Gats must have had a chat with his Kiwi mate at half time....

Not a refereeing conspiracy? Surely?

Wales smell blood and are not going to show mercy!

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

The Saint wrote:

tigertattie wrote:Hmmm. I understand that Martyn Williams is happy that wakes have scored again. But is laughing about it really professional???

No. He's a poor pundit, I personally can't stand him commenting on Pro12 games because of his Blue eyes.

And again he's laughing. The bbc should really be getting rid of this hack!

He is allowed to be delighted with the performance of his team. Would you rather listen to robotic, monotonous commentary? For the sake of "professionalism"?

but is he not employed in a professional capacity and not as a fan or cheerleader?

quinsforever wrote:great finishing george north. wales tails really up now.

this is very bad news for ireland.

But not England? Typical.

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

The Saint wrote:

tigertattie wrote:Hmmm. I understand that Martyn Williams is happy that wakes have scored again. But is laughing about it really professional???

No. He's a poor pundit, I personally can't stand him commenting on Pro12 games because of his Blue eyes.

And again he's laughing. The bbc should really be getting rid of this hack!

He is allowed to be delighted with the performance of his team. Would you rather listen to robotic, monotonous commentary? For the sake of "professionalism"?

No neutral commentary like Andy Nicol

nathan wrote:what the Frak! how the hell was that classed as on his feet!!!

Scott Williams clearly was on his feet. You really are blind if you couldn't see?

another Poopie decision against Italy

Turned into a training ground game. Parisee's absence is massively felt

Ruthless.

Italy leaking penalties, losing line outs and getting turned over in the scrum. It's turning into an absolute nightmare for them. Another yellow card there, and I'd be surprised if its the last yellow at this rate!

Okay, these calls are shocking, can anyone really deny that?

Too many penalties from Italy now. Stop it, you're killing Irelands chances...

The Saint wrote:

nathan wrote:what the Frak! how the hell was that classed as on his feet!!!

Scott Williams clearly was on his feet. You really are blind if you couldn't see?

his head and shoulders were clearly resting on an italian player.

Another yellow for italy due to some joke reffing. Wales being gifted some calls here.

Ref has lost the plot

Surely there was a call for a penalty try there.

Or the ref is finally wise to them trying to spoil only. Well done ref.

nathan wrote:

The Saint wrote:

nathan wrote:what the Frak! how the hell was that classed as on his feet!!!

Scott Williams clearly was on his feet. You really are blind if you couldn't see?

his head and shoulders were clearly resting on an italian player.

Another yellow for italy due to some joke reffing. Wales being gifted some calls here.

Muppet