Wales Women

5 - 8

Full Time

Italy Women

Italy Women vs Wales Women

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

85'

Sian Jones comes on for Wales.

82'

Lleucu George leaves the field.

82'

Emanuela Stecca comes on for Italy.

81'

Sara Seye leaves the field.

81'

Beatrice Veronese comes on.

77'

Francesca Sgorbini comes off.

77'

Alaw Pyrs comes on.

76'

Natalia John comes off.

76'

A gap opened in the defence and Kayleigh Powell took full advantage.

70'

Wales make a substitution with Courtney Keight coming on.

69'

Wales make a substitution with Hannah Bluck coming off.

69'

A gap opened in the defence and Beatrice Capomaggi took full advantage.

67'

Wales make a substitution with Kayleigh Powell coming on.

66'

Wales make a substitution with Hannah Jones coming off.

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Francesca Granzotto goes through the gap.

64'

What a run here by Francesca Granzotto as they get over the gainline!

58'

Penalty Goal

Beatrice Rigoni makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

48'

Wales make a substitution with Sisilia Tuipulotu coming on.

42'

Wales make a substitution with Donna Rose coming off.

42'

Italy make a substitution with Alissa Ranuccini coming on.

40'

Italy make a substitution with Sara Tounesi coming off.

40'

Italy sub Sara Mannini comes onto the field.

40'

Michela Sillari departs for Italy.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Keira Bevan will have to re-adjust the radar.

35'

Try

Incisive passing by Wales is finished off by Hannah Bluck, as they goes over for the try.

34'

Fabulous play by Wales has led to Hannah Bluck being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

Lleucu George sets up the try.

34'

Trouble here as Nel Metcalfe breaches the defence.

30'

This is dangerous for the defence as Elisa Giordano bursts through to advance the Italy attack.

22'

Wales make a substitution with Keira Bevan coming on.

19'

Wales make a substitution with Sian Jones coming off.

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Hannah Bluck bursts through to advance the Wales attack.

18'

This is dangerous for the defence as Francesca Granzotto bursts through to advance the Italy attack.

17'

Beatrice Rigoni has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

11'

Try

Elisa Giordano scores the try from close range.

10'

Beatrice Capomaggi comes on for Italy.

Aura Muzzo leaves the field.

Sian Jones comes on for Wales.

Keira Bevan leaves the field.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Wales Women v Italy Women 
  
 Round 2 
  
 Fri 4th October 2024, 07:00am PDT 
  
 Athlone Stadium 
  
 Ella Goldsmith

Points Flow Chart

Italy Women win +3

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

72%

89%

Possession Last 10 min

11%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Rigoni

48'

5 - 8

Half Time

Bluck

5 - 5

34'

Giordano

10'

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.4

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Wales Women

Italy Women

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Defence Profile

Wales Women

Italy Women

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

49%

50%

3-6 secs

43%

32%

6+ secs

124

Rucks Won

Wales Women vs Italy Women Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Wales Women face off against Italy Women in WXV 2 Round 2 on Fri 4th October 2024 at Athlone Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST on SuperSport, 03:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.

Italy Women won the last encounter but Italy Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the rankings with Italy Women in position 9 and Wales Women in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Wales Women vs Italy Women Squads

The official squads for Wales Women vs Italy Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.