31-17: Wales win again in the Six Nations three years later

The Welsh team reunited again, three years later, with victory in the Six Nations by ending a streak of fifteen consecutive defeats in the tournament this Saturday with a 31-17 victory against Italy.

The ‘XV of the Dragon’ had not won since March 11, 2023, when they defeated an Italian team that arrived as favorites for this Saturday’s event in Cardiff at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

While the Welsh did not stop accumulating disappointments in the tournament, despite the occasional green shoot shown in the last few days, the ‘azzurri’ arrived at the Principality Stadium ready to make history and add three wins in the same edition for the first time, after beating Scotland and England

A goal that Italy, led by Argentine Gonzalo Quesada, said goodbye to after forty-eight minutes of play in which the transalpines found themselves completely overwhelmed by the Welsh team.

As reflected by the overwhelming 31-0 that appeared on the scoreboard, a result incomprehensible without the outstanding performance of Aaron Wainwright, author of two tries, and Dan Edwards, who closed the match with sixteen points, after signing a try, a ‘drop’ and four conversions into sticks.

That overwhelming score seemed to finally wake up an unknown Italy, which scored three tries in the last half hour of play, too late to prevent Wales’ victory.