Wales v Italy 2006 Scrum V Classics

We knew we had to pull something back

but what happened next shook Welsh That victory restored the faith,

Less than 12 months ago, we were

Ruddock said he left for personal

This issue about the coaching is not out in an increasingly public way.

side of a 31-5 defeat.

why have we had What we tried to do was realise

There are one or two who've been

Confirmation of the late change return to fitness of Stephen Jones.

Oh, he was looking for Parisse,

No advantage. to kick the ball than run with it.

And decides not to go for the throw.

Tall player. He's 6ft 3, 6ft 4.

Very good kick by Stephen Jones. type of presence to Dwayne Peel.

That close.

Italy doing well to disrupt. get his hands on the ball.

It's a real battle a terrifically worked try.

There's nothing

Overlap. This is Bortolami.

I was just about to say the Welsh

Some of us speak French, Jiffy.

Now, had he gone over the dead ball

a style borrowed from someone It should have been much simpler.

There is a verve about Wales

Did well to get that ball back,

not freeing it, not rolling away from the ball,

Bright, alert, ambitious,

TANNOY: Cais I Gymru, try for Wales,

Stephen Jones in support. Again, no

More and more of this Italian team

We're going to have another look Bergamasco got back.

REFEREE: No, no. isn't it? That's a yellow card.

Italy are not yet out of sight in

Well, it's hard to fathom.

"but we're not finishing things. we're creating those chances,

Griffen waits. Pez collects.

Has Lee Byrne up in support.

and then clears away and Williams controls with his right boot

working for Italy on that occasion.

Wales panicking, hanging Italy have the penalty.

Just the start they wanted, Nick.

It's not the first

Canale to the new man, Stoica.

What a try would do for Italian

This is Parisse.

the missed chances are beginning to

The man for a crisis, Stephen Jones,

That's halfway. are doing the pressing,

He was hammered to the

It's going to be beyond Stephen Jones' range?

Set up a drop goal to win the match.

They've done the first bit.

It's the fly-half again,

Wales knock forward again.

for Italy.

It's another step towards Italy Wales 18-18 Italy.

The French arrived in Cardiff

but France ultimately prevailed,

in the table.

The defeat signalled

The team hit some lows in there, you know?

leading on to the successes the major motivation for the guys,

leading on to the successes RBS Six Nations goes to Wales.