Italy show faith with the side defeated by Scotland in the opening round of the Six Nations with just the one change to face Wales on Saturday.

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada on Thursday kept faith in the team which lost their opening Six Nations fixture when he made one change to take on Wales at the Stadio Olimpico this weekend.

MATCH PREVIEW: ITALY v WALES Italy has faced Wales on 33 occasions, winning 4 times and a draw, but they have not won at home against the Welsh since 2007, while they achieved two away successes in the last matches played at the Principality Stadium in 2022 and 2024.

Jac Morgan captained Wales in the U20 Six Nations in 2020, achieving more turnovers than any other player in the tournament before it got halted due to the COVID pandemic. He made his senior Wales debut in 2022 and has made 17 appearances, and will captain Wales for the 2025 Six Nations tournament.

Veteran loose forward Taulupe Faletau will play his first game for Wales since the 2023 Rugby World Cup after being named on Thursday in the starting line up for their vital Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome on Saturday.

Wales have made two changes to their starting line-up for the Six Nations clash against Italy, with Taulupe Faletau and Eddie James both coming into the side.

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has made a slight tweak to his matchday 23 for the second round of the Six Nations as the Azzurri face off against Wales in Rome.

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada has made only one change to his Italy side for Saturday’s crucial Guinness Men’s Six Nations encounter with Wales in Rome.