Losing series, Italy’s expectations and factor of Phaleleau – Wales Points for Calls – Irvine Times

The defeat for the Warren Getland team will mean losing the 14th test match in a row and will leave them firmly in a course for a second consecutive wooden spoon of six nations.

Here, the PA News Agency is considering some key points for speaking before the game.

Dan Biggar’s rating is a spot

The former Wales and Captain Biggar’s fly has identified the match in Rome as Wales’ biggest game for the last “15-20 years”.

While Wales won six nations titles, the big strokes and reached the World Cup semi -finals during this time, the events that will develop in the Olympico Stadio appear a completely different picture.

Win and Wales avoid prolonging their record implementation, while potentially overcome the final in the last place.

Losses, then everything is unraveling, with Getland and his coaching staff under the most intensive pressure. The changes seem inevitable.

Wales should turn off the noise

Wales has not lost in Italy in Rome since 2007, but their current gloomy form has left most bookmakers who install Azzurri as a firm favorita.

Wales confronted the ropes, but somehow have to overcome this, expel extensive external criticism and achieve a win.

It is easier to say than done, of course, for players whose confidence and self-confidence in the national T-shirt could easily benefit, but they just have to deepen something from somewhere.

Captain Morgan the real deal

If Wales needs inspiration for the upcoming task, then they should not look further than the flank Jack Morgan.

Against the backdrop of the remains of a six-nations defeat with 43-0 against France opening opponents, the captain of Wales was indestructible.

In both teams, he topped the charts for most meters worn, most made meters and most meters worn in attack. He also performed 27 games – a figure better than his colleague Dafid Jenkins.

If Wales as a team approaches these levels, then victory is very likely.

Can Italy cope with expectations?

It is extremely rare for regular struggles for six nations Italy to go into a game in the tournament they are expected to win.

The successive victories in six nations over Wales in Cardiff helped in the basis of this status, but only four wins from 25 previous matches in the race prove how difficult the task they usually found.

Wales must raise these doubts in the Italian minds from the beginning and ask whether they can handle this favorites.

Factor of phaleleau, huge for Wales

A world -class Wales Eight Taulupe Faletau has not played test rugs for 16 months.

A broken hand was injured during Wales’s last victory against opponents of the 2023 World Cup. Georgia was followed by him, broke his shoulder in a game to return Cardiff.

With 104 hats and three British and Irish tours of the lions of his CV, the 34-year-old is a model of consistency whose return to the International Arena is so timely for Wales, given their current situation and a desperate need to start winning again.