Wales edged a dramatic contest against Italy to salvage some pride from their Women's Six Nations campaign.
Wales edged a dramatic contest against Italy to salvage some pride from their Women's Six Nations campaign.
Tuipulotu came within inches of scoring; the ball was then recycled out to Abbie Fleming who was stripped of the ball by Beatrice Rigoni as she reached for the line. Another Wales line-out came on the five-metre line and this time Phillips threw a short ball to Alisha Butchers before taking it back and charging over the line.But no sooner had home fans finished celebrating than Italy got back on level terms as Wales were caught napping.
Wales conceded a harsh penalty on the stroke of half-time which Rigoni slotted over to give her side a five-point lead heading down the tunnel.But personal landmark celebrations were put on hold as Wales won an early line out, and there was no mistake this time. With the scores level, Wales' forwards carried well and released pacy back-rower Butchers who broke the line but could not find Alex Callender in support.
Wales did have one more opportunity and threw everything at Italy as the clock edged ever closer to the red, and the crowd thought Georgia Evans had scored but play was agonisingly was brought back for a forward pass.Referee Aimee Barrett-Theron then engaged in a lengthy conversation with the TMO as Wales protested the ball had been knocked on by a Italian player.
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