Sunday, February 24, 2013
Wales overwhelm Italy in the rain
ROME (Reuters) - Defending champions Wales overwhelmed Italy 26-9 in torrential rain in the third round of the Six Nations championship on Saturday with man-of-the-match Leigh Halfpenny kicking 16 points.
Fullback Halfpenny missed only one kick in the difficult conditions while centre Jonathan Davies and right wing Alex Cuthbert scored second-half tries.
Wales captain Ryan Jones (C) celebrates with his teammates their win at the end of their Six Nations rugby match against Italy at the Olympic stadium in Rome February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiItalian captain Martin Castrogiovanni, taking over from the suspended Sergio Parisse, was sent to the sin bin in the second half after being shown a yellow card.
Wales now have two wins from three matches while Italy, who upset France in the first round, have lost twice.
(Reporting by Terry Daley; Editing by John Mehaffey)
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