An intriguing battle to avoid the wooden spoon in this year’s Six Nations kicks off Round 4 as Wales head to Rome to take on a resurgent Italy.
Both sides’ record heading into the clash reads three losses from three but they will be feeling very different about how they got there. Italy have impressed while running the top two sides in the world - Ireland and France - close, whereas a lifeless Wales have barely got out of first gear in losses to Ireland, Scotland and England. There is a real feeling that the Azzurri can follow up their historic victory in last year’s championship that ended a 35-game losing streak in the competition with another win over the men in red.
