{"id":27290,"date":"2018-03-09T16:42:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T16:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27290"},"modified":"2018-03-09T16:42:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T16:42:25","slug":"dont-disrespect-us-italians-warn-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/09\/dont-disrespect-us-italians-warn-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Don't disrespect us, Italians warn Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

WARREN Gatland has been accused of disrespecting Italy after making 10 changes for Sunday\u2019s match.<\/span>
\nAmongst the critics is former Italy scrum-half, Paul Griffen.<\/span>
\n\u201c<\/span>In Italy it will be seen as disrespectful because they are not playing their strongest team,\u201d he said.<\/span>
\n\u201cWales could go on and finish second in the Championship so why would they make this many changes? Italy will have greater incentive now,\u201d Griffen added.<\/span>
\nGatland, however, says this is nothing new.<\/span>
\n\u201cWe have made a number of changes in the past, particularly against Italy,\u201d he said.<\/span>
\nDefenders of the New Zealander say he is simply using the match to discover more about his squad in a fixture that <\/span>Wales<\/span> should still win comfortably.<\/span>
\nWales have not lost to Italy since 2007.<\/span>
\nThe Italians are just two losses shy of the all-time championship record of 17 straight defeats, set by France in 1911-20.<\/span>
\nDespite conceding 136 points in this year\u2019s tournament, the Italians have adopted a more expansive style of rugby under new coach Conor O\u2019Shea.<\/span>
\n \u201cIf we have possession we know we\u2019re dangerous,\u201d he said earlier this week. <\/span>
\nFull-back Matteo Minozzi and flanker Sebastian Negri have taken to O\u2019Shea\u2019s gameplan. Only Irishman CJ Stander has made more carries than the Zimbabwean-born Negri.<\/span>
\nThe <\/span>Azzurri<\/span><\/i>\u2019s biggest problem is their failure to keep the ball, something debutant James Davies will be seeking to exploit.<\/span>
\nThe 27-year-old Scarlets flanker is both a stellar ball handler and master of the breakdown. Meanwhile, Gareth Anscombe returns to the side at fly-half after an impressive substitute display against England last month.<\/span>
\nGeorge North and Taulupe Faletau represent a hard core of experience. Both return following injury.<\/span>
\nThe Cardiffian<\/em> says:<\/strong>
\nConsecutive defeats may have knocked Wales out of contention for the title, but Warren Gatland will be quietly pleased with a lot of what he has seen.<\/span>
\n An emphatic win against the Italians will further reinforce the idea this tournament is a significant one in Wales\u2019s development. <\/span>
\nItaly are improving under O’Shea, so don’t expect a repeat of 2016’s 67-14 mauling. Wales by 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WARREN Gatland has been accused of disrespecting Italy after making 10 changes for Sunday\u2019s match. Amongst the critics is former Italy scrum-half, Paul Griffen. \u201cIn Italy it will be seen as disrespectful because they are not playing their strongest team,\u201d he said. \u201cWales could go on and finish second in the Championship so why would they make this many changes? Italy will have greater incentive now,\u201d Griffen added. Gatland, however, says this is nothing new. \u201cWe have made a number […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":23366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,4],"tags":[152,153,339,1029],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-27290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rugby","category-sport","tag-italy","tag-rbs-six-nations","tag-wales","tag-warren-gatland"],"yoast_head":"\nDon't disrespect us, Italians warn Wales - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/09\/dont-disrespect-us-italians-warn-wales\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Don't disrespect us, Italians warn Wales - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WARREN Gatland has been accused of disrespecting Italy after making 10 changes for Sunday\u2019s match. 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