{"id":34079,"date":"2025-02-07T16:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=34079"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:35:48","slug":"italy-vs-wales-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-ahead-of-six-nations-showdown-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/italy-vs-wales-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-ahead-of-six-nations-showdown-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy Vs Wales Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups Ahead Of Six Nations Showdown In Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here\u2019s our Italy Vs Wales preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Saturday&#8217;s huge Six Nations clash in Rome.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"iw gFxsud\">Italy Vs Wales Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Saturday sees a mammoth battle in Rome is Italy host wales at the Stadio Olimpico.<\/p>\n<p>Italy ran Scotland close in Edinburgh in round one, before dropping off in the closing stages to lose 31-19.<\/p>\n<p>For Wales, it&#8217;s not 13 losses on the bounce, a record-breaking run of defeats. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/france-vs-wales-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025\/\">lost 43-0 to France<\/a> in a hammering at the Stade de France in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, this weekend is the first time in Six Nations history that Italy are entering a match as favourites.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/rugby\/\">best UK rugby betting sites<\/a> currently have them at 6\/13, with Wales at 11\/5.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s game kicks off at 14:15 GMT, and you can find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-watch-italy-vs-wales-six-nations-tv-channel-and-live-stream\/\">how to watch Italy Vs Wales<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Italy Vs Wales Team News<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Italy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Italy have named their team to play Wales in Round Two of the Six Nations \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Niccolo Cannone replaces Dino Lamb<br \/>\ud83d\udccc Jacopo Trulla replaces Simone Gesi on the bench<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SixNations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SixNations<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ITAvWAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ITAvWAL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80Us5VgrzR\">pic.twitter.com\/80Us5VgrzR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ultimaterugby\/status\/1887498090153656803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada makes just one change to the match-day squad, with Jacopo Trulla coming onto the bench for the injured Simone Gesi.<\/p>\n<p>Niccolo Cannone starts ahead of Dino Lamb in the second row, with former England U20 lock Lamb dropping to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The impressive centre partnership of Tommaso Menoncello and Juan Ignacio Brex continue in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>In the back row, Seb Negri and Lorenzo Cannone join skipper Michele Lamaro after a strong showing last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wales:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Number eight Taulupe Faletau has been passed fit and centre Eddie James will make his first Wales international start in the Six Nations trip to face Italy on Saturday \ud83c\udfc9<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCRugby?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBCRugby<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S8X9v8tzwt\">pic.twitter.com\/S8X9v8tzwt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BBC ScrumV (@BBCScrumV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCScrumV\/status\/1887442966492402166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wales have brought in veteran forward Taulupe Faletau after the Tongan-born number eight was passed fit for Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He brings more than 100 caps worth of experience to this young Welsh side, with Eddie James making his first international start.<\/p>\n<p>That pair come in for Aaron Wainwright and the injured Owen Watkin, with Wainwright moved to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Warren Gatland has dropped Leicester Tigers flanker Tommy Reffell from the squad altogether, while Ben Thomas keeps his place at fly-half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Italy Vs Wales Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Italy:<\/strong> Allan; Capuozzo, Brex, Menoncello, Ioane; P Garbisi, Page-Relo; Fischetti, Nicotera, Ferrari, N Cannone, Ruzza, Negri, Lamaro (capt), L Cannone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacements:<\/strong> Lucchesi, Rizzoli, Riccioni, Lamb, Zuliani, Vintcent, A Garbisi, Trulla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wales:<\/strong> L Williams; Rogers, Tompkins, James, Adams; B Thomas, T Williams; G Thomas, Lloyd, H Thomas, Rowlands, Jenkins, Botham, Morgan (capt), Faletau.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replacements:<\/strong> Dee, Smith, Assiratti, F Thomas, Wainwright, R Williams, Edwards, Murray.<\/p>\n<h2>Italy Vs Wales Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>The odds are in Italy&#8217;s favour for the first time ever in the Six Nations. Wales are in the deepest place they&#8217;ve ever been and there doesn&#8217;t look to be a way out.<\/p>\n<p>In Cardiff, you&#8217;d maybe fancy the Welsh to pull off a win with their back to the wall, but home advantage should mean this much-improved Italian squad have enough to win well.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prediction:<\/b> Italy 27-19 Wales<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our Italy Vs Wales preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Saturday&#8217;s huge Six Nations clash in Rome. Italy Vs Wales Preview Saturday sees a mammoth battle in Rome is Italy host wales at the Stadio Olimpico. 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