Wales resisting Italian pressure

First-half tries from Mark Jones and Sonny Parker gave Wales the half-time lead against Italy, leaving them just 40 minutes from securing a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

First-half tries from Mark Jones and Sonny Parker gave Wales the half-time lead against Italy, leaving them just 40 minutes from securing a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Italy had Wales under enormous pressure, but their defence restricted the Azzurri to three Rima Wakarua penalties.

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