Wales vs Italy 2022 LIVE: Six Nations rugby newest rating and updates from Cardiff at present

The gamers stand cloaked in superb spring sunshine, with shadows masking the remainder of the pitch, and take part with the applause in help of Ukraine.

Monumental roars for each Biggar and Jones, who poses for a photograph in entrance of the flamethrowers. After all of the speak of tickets, scheduling and pricing final week, the Principality appears largely rammed.

Dan Biggar, adopted by Alun Wyn Jones and his youngsters (carrying Dad 150 shirts, which is a stunning contact).

The controlling voices at present might be Irish ones – Andrew Brace is the referee, with Pleasure Neville, who grew to become a mom final summer season, within the TMO truck.

150 for Alun Wyn Jones; 100 for Dan Biggar – however who will lead Wales out? Biggar urged earlier this week that there was a dialog available over a espresso…

Strap yourselves in – it is a lengthy outdated day of rugby. France 2, the Six Nations broadcaster, have begun their countdown to Le Crunch, with the primary pictures of Vincent Clerc alongside the host contained in the Stade de France proven a full seven hours earlier than kick-off. The entire focus has been on the Grand Chelem – with in depth appears at nearly all the things France and their 2022 marketing campaign.

However there’s loads to get out of the best way first, after all – kick-off in Cardiff is about half-an-hour away.

The Met Workplace have formally declared at present the warmest of the yr to date in the UK, and the skies are a scrumptious blue in Dublin and Paris, too.

Ange Capuozzo loved a reasonably fascinating worldwide debut in opposition to Scotland, taking his two scores with a trademark mix of impish footwork and misleading energy to benefit from a sliver of area. The hearsay is that the Grenoble full-back could also be Toulouse-bound come the shut season, which appears a barely unusual transfer for the participant, who may very well be behind France’s prime two full-backs (Melvyn Jaminet and Thomas Ramos) within the membership pecking order, however exhibits how properly regarded the 22-year-old is within the

Wales will give the teen a correct take a look at beneath the excessive ball, you’d assume, however they should kick precisely – Capuozzo might be an actual menace on return. Edoardo Padovani ought to present a steadying affect, too.