Wales U16 fall to Italians

The Italians were much bigger and more powerful and hit the front with a try by their prop, Vinditti, which outside half Iononne converted. The only Welsh response in the first half was a penalty by fullback Ian Smerddon.

The Italians added a penalty of their own through Iononne in the second half before Wales hit back with a try. A kick into the Italian 22 set up a driving line-out from which No.8 Garrick Legge scored. The conversion went wide.

Wales now meet France in their final match on Wednesday. The French just beat the Italians, but went down 13-10 to the England team that overpowered Wales 32-10 in the opening round.

Wales U16:
Ian Smerddon (Y Pant/Blues North)
Josh Smart (Tasker Milward School/Scarlets)
Tom Rees (Treorchy CS/Blues North)
Rhys Howells (Wellington College)
Deeke Morse (Ysgol Llanharri/Ospreys)
Chris Lewis-Pratt (Wellington College)
Aled Davies (Ysgol Bro Myrddin/Scarlets)
Chris Phillips (Hawthorn CS/Blues North)
Luke Lewis (Bryngwyn CS/Scarlets)
Harry Gravelle (Ysgol Llanharri/Blues North)
Joe Davey (King Henry VIII/Dragons)
Rhys Ruddock (Bishopston CS/Ospreys, Captain)
Matthew Defilippo (Coedcae CS/Scarlets)
Ellis Lloyd (Maes-yr-yrfa/Scarlets)
Garrick Legge (Coedylan CS/Blues North)

Replacements used:
Scott Williams (Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi/Scarlets)
Tom Rowlands (Whitchurch HS/Blues South)
Richard Powell (Cyfartha HS/Blues North)
Tristan Davies (Ysgol Bro Myrddin/Scarlets)
Tom Payne (Rhydyfelin CS/Blues North)
Edward Siggery (Queen Elizabeth HS/Scarlets)
Guy Jones (Gowerton School/Ospreys)