History of rugby union matches between Italy and Wales explained

Italy and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1994. A total of 33 matches have been played, with Wales winning 28, Italy winning four and one drawn match.[1]

Summary

Overview

DetailsPlayedWon by
Italy		Won by
Wales		DrawnItaly pointsWales points
In Italy142120240519
In Wales182151276613
Neutral venue10101527
Overall3342815241,111

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

RecordItalyWales
Longest winning streak1 (16 March 2024)16 (23 February 2008 – 13 March 2021)
Largest points for
Home30 (15 February 2003)67 (19 March 2016)
Away26 (16 January 1996)61 (21 March 2015)
Largest winning margin
Home8 (15 February 2003)53 (19 March 2016)
Away3 (15 March 2024)41 (21 March 2015)

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
112 October 1994National Stadium, Cardiff29–191995 Rugby World Cup qualification
216 January 1996National Stadium, Cardiff31–261996 Italy tour of Wales
35 October 1996Stadio Olimpico, Rome22–31 1996 Wales tour of Italy
47 February 1998 Stradey Park, Llanelli23–201998 Italy tour of Wales
520 March 1999 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso21–60 1999 Wales tour of Italy[2]
619 February 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff47–16 2000 Six Nations Championship[3]
78 April 2001Stadio Flaminio, Rome23–332001 Six Nations Championship[4]
82 March 2002Millennium Stadium, Cardiff44–202002 Six Nations Championship[5]
915 February 2003Stadio Flaminio, Rome30–222003 Six Nations Championship[6]
1025 October 2003Canberra Stadium, Canberra (Australia)15–272003 Rugby World Cup[7]
1127 March 2004Millennium Stadium, Cardiff44–10 2004 Six Nations Championship[8]
1212 February 2005Stadio Flaminio, Rome8–382005 Six Nations Championship[9]
1311 March 2006Millennium Stadium, Cardiff18–18 draw2006 Six Nations Championship[10]
1410 March 2007Stadio Flaminio, Rome23–202007 Six Nations Championship[11]
1523 February 2008Millennium Stadium, Cardiff47–82008 Six Nations Championship[12]
1614 March 2009Stadio Flaminio, Rome15–20 2009 Six Nations Championship[13]
1720 March 2010Millennium Stadium, Cardiff33–10 2010 Six Nations Championship[14]
1826 February 2011Stadio Flaminio, Rome16–242011 Six Nations Championship[15]
1910 March 2012Millennium Stadium, Cardiff24–32012 Six Nations Championship[16]
2023 February 2013Stadio Olimpico, Rome9–262013 Six Nations Championship[17]
211 February 2014Millennium Stadium, Cardiff23–152014 Six Nations Championship[18]
2221 March 2015Stadio Olimpico, Rome20–612015 Six Nations Championship[19]
235 September 2015Millennium Stadium, Cardiff23–192015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match[20]
2419 March 2016Principality Stadium, Cardiff 67–142016 Six Nations Championship[21]
255 February 2017Stadio Olimpico, Rome7–332017 Six Nations Championship[22]
2611 March 2018Principality Stadium, Cardiff38–142018 Six Nations Championship[23]
279 February 2019Stadio Olimpico, Rome15–262019 Six Nations Championship[24]
281 February 2020Principality Stadium, Cardiff42–02020 Six Nations Championship[25]
295 December 2020Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli38–18 Autumn Nations Cup[26]
3013 March 2021Stadio Olimpico, Rome7–482021 Six Nations Championship[27]
3119 March 2022Principality Stadium, Cardiff21–222022 Six Nations Championship[28]
3211 March 2023Stadio Olimpico, Rome17–292023 Six Nations Championship[29] [30]
3316 March 2024Principality Stadium, Cardiff21–242024 Six Nations Championship[31]

Notes and References

  1. http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=20;team=4;template=results;type=team;view=results espnscrum.com stats
  2. News: Welsh sparks fly in Italy . BBC Sport . 20 March 1999 . 21 March 2022 .
  3. News: Welsh record-breakers stroll home . BBC Sport . 20 February 2000 . 21 March 2022 .
  4. News: Welsh win leaves Italy down and out . BBC Sport . 8 April 2001 . 21 March 2022 .
  5. News: Patchy Wales beat Italy . BBC Sport . 2 March 2002 . 21 March 2022 .
  6. News: Italy defeat woeful Wales . BBC Sport . 18 February 2003 . 21 March 2022 .
  7. News: Wales make last eight . BBC Sport . 25 October 2003 . 21 March 2022 .
  8. News: Wales 44-10 Italy . BBC Sport . 27 March 2004 . 21 March 2022 .
  9. News: Italy 8-38 Wales . BBC Sport . 12 February 2005 . 21 March 2022 .
  10. News: Wales 18-18 Italy . BBC Sport . 11 March 2006 . 21 March 2022 .
  11. News: Italy 23-20 Wales . BBC Sport . 10 March 2007 . 21 March 2022 .
  12. News: Wales 47-8 Italy . BBC Sport . 23 February 2008 . 21 March 2022 .
  13. News: Sean . Davies . Italy 15-20 Wales . BBC Sport . 14 March 2009 . 21 March 2022 .
  14. News: Sean . Davies . Wales 33-10 Italy . BBC Sport . 20 March 2010 . 21 March 2022 .
  15. News: Gareth . Roberts . Italy 16-24 Wales . BBC Sport . 26 February 2011 . 21 March 2022 .
  16. News: Bruce . Pope . Six Nations: Wales 24-3 Italy . BBC Sport . 10 March 2012 . 21 March 2022 .
  17. News: Bryn . Palmer . Six Nations 2013: Italy 9-26 Wales . BBC Sport . 23 February 2013 . 21 March 2022 .
  18. News: Ben . Dirs . Six Nations 2014: Wales 23-15 Italy . BBC Sport . 1 February 2014 . 21 March 2022 .
  19. News: Richard . Williams . Six Nations 2015: Italy 20-61 Wales . BBC Sport . 21 March 2015 . 21 March 2022 .
  20. News: Richard . Williams . Rugby World Cup 2015: Halfpenny & Webb injuries mar Wales win v Italy . BBC Sport . 5 September 2015 . 21 March 2022 .
  21. News: Richard . Williams . Six Nations 2016: Wales 67-14 Italy . BBC Sport . 19 March 2016 . 21 March 2022 .
  22. News: Richard . Williams . Six Nations 2017: Italy 7-33 Wales . BBC Sport . 5 February 2017 . 21 March 2022 .
  23. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Six Nations: Wales 38-14 Italy . BBC Sport . 11 March 2018 . 21 March 2022 .
  24. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Six Nations: Wales beat Italy 26-15 to equal record run of victories . BBC Sport . 9 February 2019 . 21 March 2022 .
  25. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Six Nations 2020: Josh Adams hat-trick helps Wales thrash Italy . BBC Sport . 1 February 2020 . 21 March 2022 .
  26. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Autumn Nations Cup: Wales 38-18 Italy . BBC Sport . 5 December 2020 . 21 March 2022 .
  27. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Italy 7-48 Wales: Seven-try Wales hammer Italy to set up Grand Slam finale against France . BBC Sport . 13 March 2021 . 21 March 2022 .
  28. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Six Nations 2022: Wales 21-22 Italy - Visitors shock Wales in Cardiff . BBC Sport . 19 March 2022 . 21 March 2022 .
  29. News: 11 March 2023 . Sei Nazioni Italia-Galles 17–29: azzurri bocciati, mai in partita per la prima volta nel Torneo. In 61.536 all'Olimpico . Six Nations Italy-Wales 17–29: Azzurri fail, never in the game for the first time in the tournament. 61,536 at the Olimpico . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325103203/https://www.ilgazzettino.it/sport/rugby/rugby_sei_nazioni_italia_galles_diretta_live_cronaca_oggi_11_marzo_ange_capuozzo_ultime_notizie-7281635.html . 25 March 2023 . Italian .
  30. News: Vecchiarelli . Valerio . 11 March 2023 . Rugby, Italia-Galles risultato: 17–29 al Sei Nazioni. Altra sconfitta, il cucchiaio di legno a un passo . Rugby, Italy-Wales result: 17–29 in the Six Nations. Another defeat, the wooden spoon one step away . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313064655/https://www.corriere.it/sport/23_marzo_11/rugby-italia-galles-sei-nazioni-risultato-17-29-b53c82fe-c023-11ed-9ffb-d1e9e17ae86b.shtml . 13 March 2023 . Italian .
  31. Web site: Italy consign Wales to first Wooden Spoon in 21 years . BBC Sport . 16 March 2024.

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