0:00:15 > 0:00:192004 was a far from vintage Six Nations for Wales.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21A win against Scotland was followed by
0:00:21 > 0:00:23defeats to Ireland and France.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25It's a sixth try.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28It's a rout already.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32A further loss to England consigned them to fourth in the table.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Victory over Italy ensured a fond farewell for coach Steve Hansen,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38but it was time for a change.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Mike Ruddock took the reigns
0:00:40 > 0:00:43and oversaw an encouraging autumn campaign,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46with Wales falling to the narrowest of defeats
0:00:46 > 0:00:49against South Africa and New Zealand.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57The self-belief was there. We knew the potential
0:00:57 > 0:00:59this squad had. It was a young squad.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02We'd been together for two or three years,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06but we could sense there was something special.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11And so to the Six Nations and, first up, reigning world champions
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and overwhelming favourites, England.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16The try-scoring pass to Shane Williams.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Opening try for Wales!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Luckily enough, we beat them by two points.
0:01:25 > 0:01:2811-9 it was, in the end, thanks to a kick by Gavin Henson.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I remember I could see Rob Sidoli facing the other way.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32He couldn't bear to watch.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41COMMENTATOR: Fantastic. Shave away, Gavin, shave away!
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Buoyed by that victory,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Wales travelled to the Eternal City to face the proud Azzurri,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52who had won this fixture two years earlier.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Gareth Thomas was our captain. He was a great captain.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57He led from the front.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00It was his first full season at 15.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04A lot of us were wary about the Italians. We'd lost to them in 2003
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and that was the first time Wales had lost to Italy.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11We knew how good the Italians could be, if you let them play.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14But we were high on confidence,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17we didn't want the England game to be a one-off,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21we knew we had to keep the momentum and the confidence going through,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and if we played this wide game, the Italians would tire.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28They didn't have the quality we had, but what the Italians possess,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32they are just dogs, you know? They thrive on mistakes,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36they love the tight games, they love to keep it tight amongst the pack,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38and we knew that if we could run that pack around,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40they would tire and holes would open up.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45We were lucky enough to play in perfect conditions
0:02:45 > 0:02:47that suited Wales.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It was an unbelievable day.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51COMMENTATOR: Italy today,
0:02:51 > 0:02:52it's a settled side.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Just one change forced upon coach
0:02:54 > 0:02:55John Kirwan, after that Irish defeat.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Treviso centre Walter Pozzebon
0:02:57 > 0:03:00coming in for the injured Gonzalo Canale,
0:03:00 > 0:03:01to what is a fairly young backline,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03but the strength of the Azzurri
0:03:03 > 0:03:04really lies in the pack,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06with a front five to rival the best.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08At the heart of it, tighthead prop
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Martin Castrogiovanni.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Try scorer last week. Still just 23,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14but always impressive, and key to
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Italian hopes of an upset.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Welsh optimism, though, is built on
0:03:18 > 0:03:21a side which is threatening
0:03:21 > 0:03:22to elbow its way back to
0:03:22 > 0:03:23the game's top table.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Much of the hope rests on
0:03:25 > 0:03:27those shoulders of Gavin Henson.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Last week's match-winner
0:03:28 > 0:03:30is likely to get even more space
0:03:30 > 0:03:32to show his skills today.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Wales have just one change,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35where injury to Dafydd Jones
0:03:35 > 0:03:37has forced Mike Ruddock to bring in
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Jonathan Thomas to the back row -
0:03:39 > 0:03:40the talented Ospreys youngster
0:03:40 > 0:03:42getting his first start
0:03:42 > 0:03:44since the game against Japan in November.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Otherwise, a very settled look to the Welsh 15.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53The referee today is Brisbane dentist Andrew Cole.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Luciano Orquera waits for
0:03:57 > 0:04:00the final instructions from Andrew Cole
0:04:00 > 0:04:03as the flares go off around the ground.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Perfect conditions, Andrew. The pitch is in magnificent condition,
0:04:07 > 0:04:12no wind, a little drizzle earlier on, but great playing conditions.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16And we're under way on the second weekend of the RBS Six Nations.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21It's a safe gather by the Welsh,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23just outside their own 22.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31Plumes of smoke drifting across from the far end.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36A real tussle between the forwards.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42No silly stuff. Stephen Jones with a decent clearing kick
0:04:42 > 0:04:45and getting used to that ball straightaway.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Jones, can he fire his backline?
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Here is Henson.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Long pass out to Thomas.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56He's got Shane Williams... Cuts inside. Nowhere to go.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Here comes Henson once again.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06It's Adam Jones in the centre.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Still Wales keep it alive. Shanklin,
0:05:12 > 0:05:14a little chip for himself to chase.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19And back there, just as the ball reached him, was Ludovico Nitoglia.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Shanklin pounding him into touch.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24A bright start from Wales.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Huge cries of "Italia" around the ground.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31The Italian line-out a little bit unsteady, but Troncon has it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34The scrum-half feels the force of his forwards piling over
0:05:34 > 0:05:37and setting it up once again.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39This is the chip through from Andrea Masi.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Shane Williams collects and dances,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45and finds himself in clear-blue water
0:05:45 > 0:05:47and sets himself forward,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49and he's got men outside him.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51And there's space there for Shanklin.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Does he have the strength?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- Metres short.- Got to come left.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Which they try and do.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Still, it's with Wales,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02carried on by Gethin Jenkins.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05The referee playing Wales advantage.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Still got numbers on the left-hand side.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Here they come. The long floated pass.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13It's Jonathan Thomas. The replacement
0:06:13 > 0:06:15is in for the first try.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17The men were there and the try was there.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And the supporters around the Stadio Flaminio erupt.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30This is what you don't want to do.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32A loose kick, first missed tackle,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34you've got to make a tackle.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36And he's away. Hits space,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39good awareness of people around him.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40And this is a lovely pass
0:06:40 > 0:06:42by Michael Owen again.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44They were at sixes and sevens in the defence.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45So many men over,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47anyone could have scored.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50What a start for Mike Ruddock.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Seems fairly pleased with it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56It will give Stephen Jones a chance
0:06:56 > 0:06:58to make it a seven-pointer.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Jonathan Thomas, what a start to
0:07:00 > 0:07:02the first game he's started in
0:07:02 > 0:07:04since that appearance against Japan in November.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Stephen Jones back on kicking duties,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12after that heroic effort
0:07:12 > 0:07:15from Gavin Henson, but he knocks over the shorter ones
0:07:15 > 0:07:17and turns five points into seven
0:07:17 > 0:07:21and makes it a great start for Wales.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24The first 20 minutes,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26they said, was crucial.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28In the first two minutes,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Wales have taken a hefty lead.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36They safely gather the restart.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Jones, once again, straight off the training ground.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Rather slices that one, but finds touch.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45It'll be an Italian line-out
0:07:45 > 0:07:47just outside the Welsh 22.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49He won't be happy with that start.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53They've stopped it, but they've rolled it to the left again.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54It's gone to ground.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57What can the Italian backline do?
0:07:57 > 0:07:58They spill the ball,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00and Henson almost seizes upon it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Wales can attack once again
0:08:02 > 0:08:03on the break.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05It's Thomas setting himself free,
0:08:05 > 0:08:06the captain. Men inside.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08He chips for them to chase,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10but Ludovico Nitoglia is back there.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14He's back there alone and he's scragged.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Italy have a penalty though.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Wales, however, are rampant.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Nitoglia did exceptionally well there, didn't he?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The danger we've seen is
0:08:28 > 0:08:30from the counter attack,
0:08:30 > 0:08:31and Gareth Thomas shows his pace
0:08:31 > 0:08:33for an old man. Nitoglia did well.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35A high tackle there,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38which Gareth Thomas was fortunate to get away with.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Lost, once again,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45and Italy get a chance to break.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Orquera sends the ball to the heavens.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Underneath it is Andrea Masi.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Numbers on the right.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56The red shirts have that overlap,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58if Henson can make use of it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Which they do,
0:09:01 > 0:09:02down that far touchline,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05but no pace to outstrip Mirco Bergamasco.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Shanklin hit the accelerator,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12but was just found wanting in speed.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Well, another loose kick,
0:09:16 > 0:09:18but look at this.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Gareth Thomas takes it,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21but look how quickly they clear out.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24They've got numbers on the right-hand side.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25They've got to straighten up,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27attack on the inside shoulder,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29and not give a long miss-pass.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34You've got to put it through the hands. An opportunity missed again.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Are you saying that was a Henson mistake?- Well, he IS human.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40A good take under pressure...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44..from Hal Luscombe.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47It looked as if he might have been taken out in the air.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Here come Wales once again.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Gavin Henson...
0:09:50 > 0:09:52thinks about Shanklin outside him,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54but goes himself. A little chip.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Orquera has it.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Orquera, with a chase for the line.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01A Henson mistake...and Orquera is in!
0:10:01 > 0:10:02And Rome erupts
0:10:02 > 0:10:05to the repost from Italy.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Luciano Orquera with the charge down, the gather and the try.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18An opportunity for Wales to attack down the left.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Again, it's the overlap.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Henson does exceptionally well.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Slips out of a tackle.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25The only choice he had,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28but the kick wasn't high enough.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Charged down, lovely bounce.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Good finish there by Orquera.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36This is the kick. No other choice.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37He picks the ball up.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Is Shane Williams...
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Watch Shane Williams.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44No. No obstruction whatsoever.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Shane Williams ran into the back
0:10:46 > 0:10:47of Ongaro, I think.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Showed good pace. Good finish.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Last week, it would have been Orquera
0:10:56 > 0:10:58trying to convert his own try.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00This week, it's Roland de Marigny.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03The good side for a left-footed kicker, but right on the touchline.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14And fractionally wide.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Wales still lead, but what a try,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20an opportunistic try from Orquera.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24He knew he didn't have the pace on Shane Williams in a straight race,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27so just a bit of zigzagging,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30put a bit of doubt on when to make the tackle for Shane Williams.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- 7-5.- Game on.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39A little bit more concern creeping into the face
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and words of Mike Ruddock, I'm sure.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Quickly fed to Michael Owen.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53No numbers here.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Henson had no option. He had a red shirt standing in front of him.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58The kick bounces kindly.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Hal Luscombe looking for it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03That was nearly a try from nowhere.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07In the end, it was a very good kick.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08He put height on it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I think it put Bergamasco
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and Marigny into some difficulty.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17No-one really looked confident.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20If that ball had bounced to the left,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Hal Luscombe was there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24And now it's time to put pressure on
0:12:24 > 0:12:26the Italian line-out.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Ongaro throws long. Risky!
0:12:29 > 0:12:31The ball is loose.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It's Castrogiovanni...
0:12:34 > 0:12:36trying to bullock his way...
0:12:36 > 0:12:38but caught.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46The thinking behind this...
0:12:46 > 0:12:47A short line-out,
0:12:47 > 0:12:52you throw the ball over the top and your player should get to it first.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53But very good play by Sidoli.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Gets a hand to it, then it's mayhem.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00And the end result is a Welsh scrum five metres out.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Here is the drive. It's a Welsh scrum.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05This time, it's used quickly.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's Gareth Thomas trying to beat
0:13:07 > 0:13:09the last man, using his strength
0:13:09 > 0:13:12and his nous, and Wales keep it alive.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14They're two metres out.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16And now they have men over,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19and Jones tries to go himself.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Great tackle. Great tackle, Ongaro.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26They're lining up in the red shirts outside. The cross chip from Henson.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Shanklin looking for the jump, and does he get the ball down?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Well, he does.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34A remarkable try from Tom Shanklin.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43He has got this knack of scoring tries, Shanklin.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Ball goes up in the air
0:13:45 > 0:13:48and it's just a free-for-all,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51and Shanklin comes down with it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Not much on.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Just look. There's not much on.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57The Italian defence are back there.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59A lovely chip.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And the Italian back three haven't looked confident
0:14:04 > 0:14:06under the high ball all day.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Just watch. It's a straight fight.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10He's nowhere near it, really.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Notoglia losing out to Shanklin.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I'd like to have a look at that.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Tom Shanklin's try makes things look a bit more pleasant
0:14:20 > 0:14:25for the thousands upon thousands of Welsh fans around the ground.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Wales have a free-kick.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Michael Owen takes it quickly
0:14:28 > 0:14:30and tries to set free that backline.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Henson sees the gap
0:14:32 > 0:14:33and tries to use that strength.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Shanklin on his shoulder.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Creeping into the 22.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Henson spins around in the tackle.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46A little chip from Dwayne Peel.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Is it too long?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Bergamasco, did he call for the mark? He did.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Good thinking by Bergamasco.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58And the younger Bergamasco boy
0:14:58 > 0:15:00will get a chance to...
0:15:00 > 0:15:01He should slow this down.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03There's only 30 seconds to go.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05If he'd have slowed that down...
0:15:05 > 0:15:08It'll give Wales one more chance.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11He's young. He'll learn.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14It's a very good call by Bergamasco.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16A good clear call.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Look where Mr Cole, the referee, is.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20In a good position to hear the call.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23But it gives Wales a line-out
0:15:23 > 0:15:26just outside the Italian 22.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Is there time for one last hurrah,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30before half time?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32The next time the ball goes dead,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35they'll be heading for the changing rooms.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37They just about lose the line-out.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Get away with it at the back.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Henson has it. Luscombe clean through...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Does he have support?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44He's going himself...
0:15:44 > 0:15:48There's Martyn Williams, trying to touch the upright.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51That is a fantastic tackle by Marigny.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Hal Luscombe made the break and Martyn Williams was on his shoulder,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00trying frantically to touch the post.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02He thinks he's scored, as he's placed it
0:16:02 > 0:16:04on the bottom of the posts.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- REFEREE:- Whether it was grounded against the goalpost pad and the...
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Does he ground it against
0:16:09 > 0:16:12the bottom of the goalpost pad?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14If that is a grounding, it's a try.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Let's have a look.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I don't think he gets to the post,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- does he or not? - It looks like he does.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22That could be a try.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24You don't see that very often.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27The bottom of the pad and the post
0:16:27 > 0:16:29is the goal line.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Does he get it into the flag?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34That is a try. Martyn Williams,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36very, very clever thinking.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- REFEREE:- I can award the try.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43There you have it. It's a try.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45It's a Welsh try which will end the half,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and Wales will look far healthier at the interval
0:16:48 > 0:16:50than they did a few minutes ago.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Stephen Jones wastes no time at all
0:16:53 > 0:16:55from in front of the posts.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56That is the final move.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58What a time for Wales to score!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Three tries to one.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02'The key for us was...'
0:17:02 > 0:17:05we needed to go into half-time comfortable.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08We needed a bit of a lead.
0:17:08 > 0:17:1215 points, something like that, would have been nice,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15because the Italians are always tough.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Mike Ruddock's key words were tempo.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19We had to keep the tempo high.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Dwayne Peel was key in that,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24tapping and going, keeping the speed of the game up.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27And the second half just seemed to unfold.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Lo Cicero takes it on.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32Takes on Adam Jones.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Sends himself into that matted mass
0:17:35 > 0:17:36of woolly hair.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38And now Italy, once again.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Better stuff from the Azzurri.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42Pozzebon.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Dellape carries it forward once again.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Troncon punching away
0:17:50 > 0:17:52down the blind side.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54De Marigny.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Italian crowd complaining again
0:17:59 > 0:18:01of a physical challenge there.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04But it is a contact game, isn't it?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Italy will ultimately have the penalty.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10This is a big kick.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12They certainly have to score first
0:18:12 > 0:18:15and they will have to take these three points.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18He's missed three from three so far.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23It's one from four.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Italy have scored first in the second half.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27They've nibbled away at that Welsh lead.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It's a broken game once again.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Henson, what can he do?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Opts for the kick.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Places it well.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Bergamasco takes it well.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- No full-back.- He kicks and chases.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50It's Henson who he's racing against
0:18:50 > 0:18:52and who he smothers in the tackle
0:18:52 > 0:18:54and flings towards the line.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57And Wales now under pressure.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Dwayne Peel does well.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Unlucky bounce for the Italians.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06And now it's Nitoglia under the cosh,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08but the winger sets himself free
0:19:08 > 0:19:09and into space.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11No real support with him.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Now it comes from Orquera.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Now from Dellape. There's men over
0:19:14 > 0:19:16for Italy, if they can move it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18It's Dal Maso.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21The roar of the crowd drives them on.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Ten metres out.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Orquera. Masi, thundering into
0:19:27 > 0:19:29a couple of Welsh tackles.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Troncon again finds Parisse.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Lo Cicero...
0:19:36 > 0:19:37There's only one...
0:19:37 > 0:19:40..sets himself low into the tackle.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41There's only one way he's going!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47But lost, and free-kick Wales,
0:19:47 > 0:19:48and the red shirts survive
0:19:48 > 0:19:50the Italian onslaught.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52The crowd cheer, but the whistle,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55the advantage, had already gone.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Michael Owen knew that
0:19:57 > 0:20:00there was a knock-on for Wales.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03I'm sure he'll have a bit of stick, anyway, for that.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05This will be a big scrum for Wales
0:20:05 > 0:20:08because the Italians will attack.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Brute strength from the Italian pack
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and they try and wheel it around.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14The referee says, use it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Peel does, but he's engulfed
0:20:16 > 0:20:17by the blue shirts.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23And Stephen Jones does well.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Great kick. Great kick.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36They just want to suck these Italian defenders in.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Good interception. Unfortunately,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41he doesn't get the pass away.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44But they have the ball back.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Shane Williams doing what he does best,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48jinking inside, and he's away,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50up into the Italian 22.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Jonathan Thomas. It's forwards out there. It's Cockbain!
0:20:56 > 0:20:58He pins his ears back for the line.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00The lock forward is over.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And what a try from the forward!
0:21:03 > 0:21:05That's a great angle, isn't it?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07What an angle from Cockbain!
0:21:07 > 0:21:09This is Shane Williams.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Bang, off his left.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Gets behind. Once he's behind
0:21:13 > 0:21:15the defensive line,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17it's so difficult to get organised.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23He's going to go to ground.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Doesn't panic, doesn't try to offload.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29And Wales' lead is looking remarkably healthy.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Our post camera shows
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Brent Cockbain breaking his duck,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37and the joy of Mike Ruddock.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Welsh hands on the ball once again,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Gareth Thomas cutting loose,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59support from Martyn Williams.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Up to the 22, and it's Morgan himself...- Great try!
0:22:03 > 0:22:04He finds Shane Williams.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05What a try for Wales!
0:22:05 > 0:22:09It is becoming a rout.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11That is a great try.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Left step, inside Dal Maso,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17support, quick feet, bang, bang,
0:22:17 > 0:22:18offload in the tackle,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Kevin Morgan, another offload,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25great angle of running by Shane Williams - superb try.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32And Shane Williams keeping up his remarkable try-scoring record.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35He almost averages a try a game.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Gareth Thomas.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Untidy line-out. Intoppa does his best,
0:22:44 > 0:22:45the replacement hooker.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Griffen looks for any way through.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Turnover.- The ball is pinged loose.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Here's Cooper.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Cooper on the angle.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Williams picks up well.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05So small, but so hard to trap.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13This is Michael Owen. No option but to head straight forwards.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15The forwards again doing their bit.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Wales flinging it about now...
0:23:20 > 0:23:21And for the line!
0:23:21 > 0:23:26A try for Wales from Sidoli.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Well, his father's Italian,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36but his father's a Welsh rugby supporter,
0:23:36 > 0:23:37so he can forgive him.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Wales putting this game...
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's already beyond the Italians.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Just putting the gloss on it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46They've been clinical. Clinical!
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Again, from a turnover, used the short side.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Just watch it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Yapp, every time he's come on,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56the two games, he's made an impression.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57This is a bouncing ball,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59lovely inside ball,
0:23:59 > 0:24:00good running by Sweeney,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02thank you very much.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Those are the tries you want as a second row.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And a first try.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Again, land of my father's, forgive me.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Robert Sidoli with the finish.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- Comprehensive. - 30 points, the margin.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Perugini now takes
0:24:24 > 0:24:27the direct route to the Welsh 22.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30But they're caught.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Good play by Sowden-Taylor.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Henson, with only one option,
0:24:34 > 0:24:35sends the ball forwards.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Griffen gathers inside the Italian half.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Players all over the place.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Out of position. Gareth Thomas sees space deep in the Italian half.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Nitoglia closes that space down.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Now there are options out wide for Italy. Here comes Robertson.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Bortolami, the big, bruising lock on the wing.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Pozzebon just about gathers, and Lo Cicero...
0:25:07 > 0:25:10..hurls himself forward.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Griffen.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And an Italian penalty.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20This will be it, next stoppage.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Is there one last effort from Italy?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It wouldn't even be consolation,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27but here they go. Masi,
0:25:27 > 0:25:32slipping as he hurtles into the 22.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Robertson down the blind side,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Notoglia spills it,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Notoglia into touch.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40The referee will look at his watch and blow his whistle.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42A comprehensive victory for Wales.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46An impressive victory, certainly in the second half.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Job well done for Mike Ruddock and his coaching staff.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54The forwards played exceptionally well, laying the platform,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and, as we thought, the Welsh backline were far too good
0:25:56 > 0:26:00for the Italian backline.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Everything they created, they finished them off.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05A very, very good performance by the Welsh.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Unfortunately for Kirwan,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09he's got a lot of work to do with the Italian backline.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13A comfortable victory for Wales and, whisper it quietly,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16they're moving on and up in the Championship.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Winners today in the Stadio Flaminio, 38-8.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22'It's a big result, because I don't think we've won back-to-back for'
0:26:22 > 0:26:25a long time in the Championships.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27The platform was laid by the front five.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29They were outstanding against a top unit.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31We're pleased to come here...
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It was a big banana skin for us, so we're glad to get a win.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37It was obviously still too early to start thinking about Grand Slams,
0:26:37 > 0:26:40but we knew, with the group of players we had,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43something special could be the other side.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Next, it was France, where fans were treated to one of the most
0:26:47 > 0:26:50dramatic comebacks in Six Nations' history,
0:26:50 > 0:26:54spearheaded by Player of the Tournament Martyn Williams.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57It's breathless, magnificent. They're still going.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Taken it quickly and they're there!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Oh, Martyn Williams!
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And in round four, the shackles were well and truly off,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10as Wales stormed Murrayfield and destroyed the Scots.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Ryan Jones finds support from Kevin Morgan
0:27:13 > 0:27:17and there are Welsh players lining up. Surely they're there now!
0:27:17 > 0:27:19And out for the try, it's Ryan Jones himself.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24And then it was all down to the big one against Ireland.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Last game of the Six Nations. This was huge.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Wales hadn't won a Grand Slam for 27 years,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35but the fans sensed something special was about to happen.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38We knew it was a big game. You can tell by the bus journey in.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Normally, you don't see supporters
0:27:40 > 0:27:44until you hit the Angel Hotel, but the day of the Ireland game,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47they were walking in from Leckwith, so we knew it was big.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It was a dead silent bus.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59O'Gara, down towards that corner...
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Gethin Jenkins!
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- He's really...- He's going to score!
0:28:03 > 0:28:05He is. Gethin Jenkins!
0:28:05 > 0:28:08No-one ever thought that this was going to happen.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13We were off the back of a poor Six Nations the year before,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17so we were underdogs. We were looking at 4th, 5th position.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Tom Shanklin. Shanklin for the line!
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Kevin Morgan!
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Morgan, to put the seal on the win!
0:28:26 > 0:28:28It was only until we were two scores ahead,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31with two minutes on the clock,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34that I realised, yes, we've done it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37And, er, yeah, the rest is history.
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