Wales suffer record defeat in Italy to end winless Women’s Six Nations campaign
Wales completed a miserable Women’s Six Nations campaign with a record 44-12 defeat by Italy in Parma.
Wales, who lost all five of their matches, led 12-10 at half-time but conceded 34 unanswered points in a one-sided second half.
Pressure
Kate Williams deservedly put Wales ahead with a try inside 10 minutes after relentless early pressure, but a converted try from Sofia Stefan and a penalty from Michela Sillari gave the hosts the advantage.
Wales snatched that back just before the interval when prop Gwenllian Pyrs forced her way over, with Keira Bevan adding the conversion.
It did not take long on the resumption for things to change, though, with a Sillari penalty nudging Italy back in front in the 49th minute, and from there things quickly went downhill for the visitors.
Tries from Francesca Granzotto, Silvia Turani and Vittoria Minuzzi secured the bonus point, and Granzotto added a second before Aura Muzzo concluded the scoring after Natalia John had been sin-binned for a high tackle.
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What is happening to Welsh rugby, men and women? It’s a disaster and a complete shambles. Currently Wales rugby is making a laughing stock of itself.
A year and a half ago the men’s team put 40 points on Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the same yearn there was a fallout between WRU fitness staff and the Women, the former claiming the fitness standards were way too low for the professional contracts the latter were demanding. The latter then teamed up with individuals from England Rugby, politicians, the BBC, etc, which resulted in a takeover at the WRU with millions being shifted from the profit making men’s rugby to the loss making women’s rugby. Sex Equality has now been achieved by making the men’s… Read more »
I really feel sorry. The WRU has never taken women’s rugby seriously until recently when they were offered professional contracts. But it seems the disease that’s blighted the Wales men side has tainted Wales women too. Something has to be done and heads must roll.