Italy

Wales v Italy Betting Preview

Wales welcome Italy to the Millennium Stadium for their fourth match of the 2012 Six Nations and the Welsh side are odds on favourites on Saturday 10th March. Italy will be hoping to reproduce the magic that saw them beat Wales in the 2007 competition and earn a hugely creditable draw in 2006, although Wales have comfortably won the last four meetings between the two teams and they are the form team, as well as tournament favourites, after three matches of the 2012 campaign

Italy | Wales

Wales and Italy 6 Nations Odds

Get the odds on both teams to win the 2012 Six Nations.

Wales v Italy Teams

Wales: Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North, Rhys Priestland, Michael Phillips, Gethin Jenkins (captain), Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Ian Evans, Dan Lydiate, Justin Tipuric, Toby Faletau.

Replacements: Ken Owens, Paul James, Luke Charteris, Ryan Jones, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Scott Williams.

Italy: Andrea Masi, Luke McLean, Gonzalo Canale, ALberto Sgarbi, Mirco Bergamasco, Kristopher Burton, Fabio Semenzato, Sergio Parisse, Simone Favaro, Alessandro Zanni, Cornelius Van Zyl, Quintin Geldenhuys, Lorenzo Cittadini, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero.

Replacements: Tomasso D'Apice, Fabio Staibano, Marco Bortolami, Roberto Barbieri, Tobias Botes, Tommaso Benvenuti, Giulio Toniolatti.

Previous Meetings

Last Year: Wales 24 - 3 Italy - Saturday 10th March 2012, at Millennium Stadium

Italy once again started strongly for the fourth Six Nations match in succession were overpowered in the second period by Wales, who remain on course for a Grand Slam. Wales led by just 9-3 at half-time as the Italian defence stood firm, with Wales just having three penalties to show for their efforts. Jamie Roberts charged over the tryline in the second half to give Wales some breathing space and a late try from Alex Cuthbert gave Wales a slightly flattering winning margin.

The previous Six Nations results between the teams were as follows:

Year	Home	Score	Away
2011	Italy	16-24	Wales
2010	Wales	33-10	Italy
2009	Italy	15-20	Wales
2008	Wales	47-8	Italy
2007	Italy	23-20	Wales
2006	Wales	18-18	Italy
2005	Italy	8-38	Wales
2004	Wales	44-10	Italy