{"id":27552,"date":"2018-03-13T16:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27552"},"modified":"2018-03-13T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:30:57","slug":"view-try-line-race-second-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/13\/view-try-line-race-second-place\/","title":{"rendered":"View from the try line: the race for second place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_27558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27558\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-27558 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27558 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Wales-Italy-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Wales take on Italy at the Principality Stadium.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A BONUS POINT victory over Italy was enough for Wales to go second in the Six Nations table.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales leapfrogged England and Scotland after a comfortable 38-14 win over the Azzurri on Sunday.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">England\u2019s 22-16 loss away to France and Ireland\u2019s 28-8 win over Scotland means that although the race for the title is over, the race for second place is more open than ever.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another bonus point win against France would mean Wales finish in second place this \u2018Super Saturday\u2019, where all six teams face off on the same day. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales have already collected three bonus points from their last four matches, one reason for their high standing in the table at the moment.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>The Italian job done<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game against Italy couldn\u2019t have started better for Wales, who ran in two tries in less than six minutes. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first came from man of the match Hadley Parkes, as the New Zealand born centre twisted out of a head-injury inducing tackle by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tommaso Castello to score. George North doubled the score minutes later when centre Owen Watkin intercepted poor Italian passing, ran 70 metres and handed it to the winger to finish. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the Italians touched down before the ten-minute mark after some nimble footwork carried fullback Matteo Minozzi past a poor Welsh defence into the corner.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A testy first half ensued, especially with Liam Williams being sent off just before half time for a high tackle on opposite number Minozzi. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lock Cory Hill\u2019s early second half try helped calm Welsh nerves and widened the gap between hosts and visitors, before a deliberate knock on by scrum-half Gareth Davies reduced them to 13 men.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North\u2019s second try of the game was enough to stop a late Italian try being anything but a consolation.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Looking towards Les Bleus<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may have been a comfortable win in the end but Wales will look to reduce their penalty count considerably when they face France. They conceded the same number of penalties, nine, as in Dublin. Wales gave away double the amount of penalties in their last two matches as in their opening two.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The yellow cards must also stay in the referee\u2019s pocket. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After being substituted for Leigh Halfpenny rather than brought back on, Liam Williams will be cautious if he is called back up to play on Saturday, along with the rest of the Welsh team.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales had the dragon\u2019s share of possession (62%) and territory (63%) against Italy, and will hope to carry that through to their game against Les Bleus.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They go up against a French team buoyant off the back of their first Six Nations victory over England since 2014, but a team who will be without skipper <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guilhem <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guirado. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">France\u2019s victory came as much through England\u2019s poor performance as it did through occasional French flair. Their penalty count, 10, was dwarfed only by England\u2019s 16.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">France\u2019s line-out was also poor, losing five, an area Wales can focus on if they want to make metres and score tries.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales, England, France and Scotland have all won two, lost two so far, and the results of \u2018Super Saturday\u2019 could mix up the table completely yet again. A sold out home crowd could be what Wales need to cling onto their position in the table.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The inclusion of bonus points in the Six Nations championship, for better or worse, has proved crucial for the Welsh team. On Saturday, they need one more with a win.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BONUS POINT victory over Italy was enough for Wales to go second in the Six Nations table. Wales leapfrogged England and Scotland after a comfortable 38-14 win over the Azzurri on Sunday. England\u2019s 22-16 loss away to France and Ireland\u2019s 28-8 win over Scotland means that although the race for the title is over, the race for second place is more open than ever. 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