Wales vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations rugby result, final score and reaction as Italy earn first win since 2015
LIVE – Updated at 16:19
Follow live coverage as Italy dramatically beat Wales 22-21 on the the final weekend of the Six Nations in Cardiff.
There was a dramatic conclusion as, with Italy trailing by six points heading into the final minute, Ange Capuozzo scorched down the touchline and fed Edoardo Padovani to finish and put Italy within one point. Garbisi slotted the conversion for Italy to win 22-21 and claim their first Six Nations victory for seven years in the most dramatic of fashions.
Dewi Lake, Owen Watkin and Josh Adams had all scored tries for Wales to put them ahead but Italy stayed in touch through the boot of Garbisi and Padovani before the dramatic conclusion.
It was an emotional day for Dan Biggar and Alun Wyn Jones. Fly-half Biggar became the seventh Welshman to win 100 caps for his country while lock Jones added more history to a stellar career by hitting the 150-cap landmark - a feat never previously achieved in international rugby - but they couldn’t celebrate with victory.
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That result had been coming - for both sides. Italy have grown and grown during this tournament, settling in to new structures and styles brought in by Kieran Crowley in the autumn and coalescing as a squad. And this may only be the start. This is an incredibly youthful Italian side, with a 23-year-old captain, a 10-12 axis with a combined age of 41 and, evidently, a 22-year-old full-back capable of producing something from nothing.
As for Wales, all of their chickens came home to roost. A performance full of lateral attack, individual errors and a real lack of gumption. A chastening defeat for Wayne Pivac, who will now be under serious, serious pressure.
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