{"id":85250,"date":"2024-03-15T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=85250"},"modified":"2024-03-15T20:27:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T20:27:54","slug":"nothing-other-than-a-win-is-acceptable-wales-face-confident-italy-in-six-nations-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/15\/nothing-other-than-a-win-is-acceptable-wales-face-confident-italy-in-six-nations-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nothing other than a win is acceptable&#8217;: Wales face &#8216;confident&#8217; Italy in Six Nations showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The wooden spoon decider has extra resonance for home side after George North announced his international retirement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>WALES are arguably in pole position to win the wooden spoon in their final match of the 2024 Six Nations at the Principality Stadium tomorrow (2.15pm). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They need a <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/12\/a-simple-win-might-not-be-enough-for-wales-to-avoid-the-wooden-spoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bonus point win over the confident Azzurri<\/a>, who beat Scotland 31-29 last weekend, but this new look Wales team are yet to win a match in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The players know it is a must win game.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anything else is acceptable tomorrow. We need to come away with a win and finish on a positive end to the campaign,\u201d said Aaron Wainwright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match also marks the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/09\/george-north-to-win-50th-six-nations-cap-against-england-and-he-isnt-finished-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George North\u2019s<\/a> international career. He made his international debut against South Africa in 2010 at just 18 years old. Since then, he\u2019s been capped 120 times and is now Wales\u2019 second-highest try scorer of all time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cObviously it\u2019s sad to see him step away from international rugby, he\u2019s had a hell of a career. Hopefully we can get a win for him tomorrow,\u201d said Wainwright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their losing run Wales came close against Scotland and England in the opening two rounds, showing the promise in this young side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we\u2019re accurate we can take teams to the edge,\u201d said Wainwright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Italy broke their seven-year Six Nations losing streak against Wales in 2022, but it has been over a decade since Italy won two matches in a Six Nations campaign. 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