Wales team announcement
Thursday 5 March: Wales head coach Warren Gatland announced the squad to face Italy at the Stadio Flaminio on Saturday 14 March. S4C will broadcast the match live from 2.30pm.
| 15 | Lee Byrne (Ospreys) |
|---|---|
| 14 | Mark Jones (Scarlets) |
| 13 | Jamie Roberts (Blues) |
| 12 | Gavin Henson (Ospreys) |
| 11 | Shane Williams (Ospreys) |
| 10 | James Hook (Ospreys) |
| 9 | Dwayne Peel (Sale) |
| 1 | John Yapp (Blues) |
|---|---|
| 2 | Huw Bennett (Ospreys) |
| 3 | Rhys Thomas (Dragons) |
| 4 | Luke Charteris (Dragons) |
| 5 | Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) Captain |
| 6 | Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys) |
| 7 | Dafydd Jones (Scarlets) |
| 8 | Andy Powell (Blues) |
Replacements: Matthew Rees (Scarlets); Gethin Jenkins (Blues); Bradley Davies (Blues); Ryan Jones (Ospreys); Mike Phillips (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets); Tom Shanklin (Blues)