History of rugby union matches between Italy and Wales

Italy

Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...

and Wales

Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

have played each other at rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

since 1996. A total of 14 matches have been played, with Wales winning 11, Italy winning two and one drawn match.

Overall summary

Details	Played	Won by Italy	Won by Wales	Drawn	Italy points	Wales points
In Italy	8	2	6	0	158	248
In Wales	0	8	1	0	147	316
Neutral venue	1	0	1	0	15	27
Overall	18	2	15	1	320	591

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Winner
26 February 2011	Stadio Flaminio Stadio Flaminio The Stadio Flaminio is a stadium in Rome. It lies along the Via Flaminia, three kilometres northwest of the city centre, 300 metres away from the Parco di Villa Glori.... , Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	16 – 24	2011 Six Nations
20 March 2010	Millennium Stadium Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...	33 – 10	2010 Six Nations
14 March 2009	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	15 – 20	2009 Six Nations
23 February 2008	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	47 – 8	2008 Six Nations
10 March 2007	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	23 – 20	2007 Six Nations
11 March 2006	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	18 – 18	2006 Six Nations	draw
12 February 2005	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	8 – 38	2005 Six Nations
27 March 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	44 – 10	2004 Six Nations
25 October 2003	Bruce Stadium Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia... , Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...	15 – 27	2003 Rugby World Cup 2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
15 February 2003	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	30 – 22	2003 Six Nations
2 March 2002	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	44 – 20	2002 Six Nations
8 April 2001	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	23 – 33	2001 Six Nations
19 February 2000	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	47 – 16	2000 Six Nations
20 March 1999	Stadio Comunale di Monigo Stadio Comunale di Monigo Stadio Comunale di Monigo is a sports stadium in Treviso, Italy. The stadium is used for rugby union, and the Benetton Treviso team play games at the stadium. It can hold around 6,700 people. It has seen growing attendances in recent years, as the sport has increased in popularity.-External links:*... , Treviso Treviso Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...	21 – 60
7 February 1998	Stradey Park Stradey Park Stradey Park was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of seating and standing with a total capacity of 10,800... , Llanelli Llanelli Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...	23 – 20
5 October 1996	Stadio Olimpico Stadio Olimpico The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football... , Rome	22 – 31
16 January 1996	National Stadium, Cardiff	31 – 26
12 October 1994	National Stadium, Cardiff	29 – 19

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