Rugby evening headlines as Sexton tips England to beat France and Shane Williams names six Wales stars who've made 'huge strides'

Here are the rugby evening headlines on Sunday, March 13.

Wales legend Shane Williams has named six Welsh forwards he feels have made enormous strides during the Six Nations.

It's been a disappointing campaign for Wayne Pivac's side, who sit one place off the bottom after three defeats from four.

That was not what Wales anticipated in the defence of the title they won last year.

But record try scorer Shane reckons there have been significant pluses in a new-look pack shorn of veterans like Alun Wyn Jones, Ken Owens and Justin Tipuric through the campaign.

Williams pinpointed half a dozen Welsh forwards who he believes have stood out and offer promise for the future.

"Will Rowlands, Gareth Thomas, Seb Davies, Dewi Lake, Taine Basham and Jac Morgan have made huge strides up front this season," he wrote in a Rugby Paper column.

"There are others who have also put their hands up behind the scrum. The task is to combine the two to become more effective.

"Saturday is the chance to do that, while the three-Test tour of South Africa this summer will be a step into a different world."

Wales wind up the tournament at home to Italy when anything less than racking up the points will be seen as a failure.

The Italians have lost 36 Six Nations matches in a row.

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Coaching great Sir Ian McGeechan is warning Italy are heading to Cardiff with a 'warm glow' ahead of Wales' Six Nations finale at the Principality Stadium.

Dan Biggar and his team are expected to romp to a comfortable victory as they seek to round off a disappointing tournament by running in the tries in front of their own fans.

But McGeechan insists the Azzurri will be arriving in a confident mood, despite