Six Nations 2020: Josh Adams hat-trick helps Wales thrash Italy

Defending champions Wales started the 2020 Six Nations with a comfortable 42-0 victory over Italy in Wayne Pivac's first Test match in charge.

New coach Pivac had talked about evolution rather than revolution as he followed Warren Gatland's successful 12-year reign, but there were glimpses of a more expansive attacking style developing. There will be sterner tests than this with Italy now having been defeated in their past 23 Six Nations games - a tournament losing record, stretching back to 2015. Those challenges start in Dublin next Saturday.'A brilliant try' - Adams extends Wales' early advantageIn the absence of injured centre Jonathan Davies, George North was switched to the midfield for his fifth start in that position in his 92nd Wales Test.

There had also been pre-match debate about who would be the goalkicker between world-class operators Biggar and Halfpenny.Saracens centre Tompkins, who qualified for Wales through his Welsh grandmother, came on for his first cap for McNicholl, who received a blow to the face in the build-up to Biggar's second penalty.

It proved an influential cameo from Tompkins with a turnover penalty and pinpoint pass in the build-up to Adams' try before McNicholl returned after passing his head injury assessment.

With all respect to Italian rubgy... Shouldn't they really consider dropping out of the nations as their standard is no where near up to the level required. I love Italy. and some of my genuine Italian pals, but even they say they should withdraw.

No surprise.

Time for a Europe-wide inter country championship with qualifying rounds leading to semi and final knock outs?

Boring 😟😟😟

Could be time to let Italy go, may be look at bringing in the German's in their place?

thepaulwilliams For all the talk of missing Shaun Edwards, Wales never managed to keep the opposition to 0 points in the 6Nations. Byron Hayward’s achieved it in his first championship game

Carrying the remain type arguments over the line to win a convincing victory by a free nation over an eu appendage. ExitedEU BritishIndependence

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