South Wales Echo

LOSERS

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But Williams provided a couple of them. Azzurri.

Stuff like that matters. Their much-lauded depth was supposed to have allowed them scope to experiment on such a scale.

For England, the front-liners will return and the performanc­e should improve.

It will need to. If so, they are too easily pleased. The Azzurri’s losing run in the Six Nations is now up to 19 games and battling defeats are not going to remove questions over how much they bring to the tournament.

Wales have rested players in two successive years against them and prevailed each time. Somehow, Italy have to stop their dismal run.

 ??  ?? A sublime piece of skill from Liam Williams as he evades Angelo Esposito.
A sublime piece of skill from Liam Williams as he evades Angelo Esposito.

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