The Italians had never won away from home in 6 Nations history until today’s game against Wales. They also snapped a 36 games losing streak.
A late try to Italian winger Edoardo Padovani with only 1:30 left of the match sealed a famous victory for the Italains. The try was set up by young Italian fullback Ange Capuozzo, through a scintillating counter attacking break. In only his 2nd test match, the 71kg prodigy proved rugby really is a game for all sizes. He broke straight through the Welsh defensive line, before beating Welsh halfback Kieran Hardy with some beautiful footwork.
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INCREDIBLE!!
Italy score a sensational try in the final moments to secure their first win since 2015 🙌#GuinnessSixNations #WALvITA pic.twitter.com/lQizHDAypQ
— Guinness Men's Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) March 19, 2022
It is obvious just how much this victory means to the Italian team. Italian winger Monty Ioane could be seen breaking into tears of joy at the conclusion of the match. It has seemingly been a long time coming for this Italian team, but today’s match shows things are heading in the right direction for this rugby team.
You can catch the full match highlights of this incredible drought breaking win below.
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