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Steve Tandy ‘Overwhelmed’ as Wales End Long Wait for Six Nations Victory
Wales secured a commanding 31-0 lead with four tries before Italy's late comeback, ending a 1,099-day Six Nations win drought, coach Steve Tandy said it was a proud moment.
- Yesterday, Wales beat Italy 31-17 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, securing their first Six Nations win since March 11, 2023.
- After heavy defeats to England and France, Wales sought to rebuild confidence as coach Steve Tandy urged the team to finish strongly, emphasizing growth since lessons from earlier losses.
- Aaron Wainwright's two tries helped Wales surge to a 31-0 lead by the 47th minute, while Italy national rugby team responded late with three tries but could not wipe out the deficit.
- Steve Tandy said 'It was a massively emotional day' after his second success as Wales head coach, and the victory prevented Italy from claiming a third Six Nations win.
- Lake said 'We hope that we have restored some faith in the jersey and into what this group can do', while the Welsh Rugby Union noted 'I’m not going to lie, it did feel like a long last 10 minutes and that did seem to drag out a little bit.
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Steve Tandy ‘overwhelmed’ as Wales end long wait for Six Nations victory
Wales’ previous first Six Nations win was on March 11, 2023 – 1,099 days ago.
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