BOOSTED ODDS FOR THE SIX NATIONS AVAILABLE HERE!
Recent Form
A new beginning for both teams has seen wholesale changes to their coaching staff. Wales bring in the successful Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac to replace Warren Gatland, while the Italians have recruited Franco Smith following the resignation of Conor O’Shea.
A 22-match losing run in the Six Nations leaves a lot to be desired for the Azzurri as their last victory in this tournament came back in 2015 at Murrayfield.
In fact, they’re a woeful W12-D1-L87 in this competition and it’s not surprising that people are starting to call for a relegation system to be put in place to give the likes of Georgia a go.
The Welsh will be hurting from their semi-final exit at the World Cup, but also proud of what they achieved as they very nearly beat the eventual winners.
As expected the new coach Pivac has opted for an exciting team in this opener with attractive running rugby being his preferred style as George North starts in the centres, while the promising Scarlets winger Johnny McNicholl will hope he can impress on his debut.
Wales -22 Handicap
Smith has a hell of a job on his hands to try and turn around the visitors’ dismal form in this competition.
Indeed, they’ve lost each of their nine trips to fellow Six Nations opposition by more than 12 points since March 2016, as six of those came by more than 20.
Moreover, they’ve now lost 15 straight matches against Tier One opposition since 2017, 8 of which exceeded the 22 points handicap.
George North To Score Anytime
It’s therefore expected that the hosts will cross the whitewash a few times over the 80 minutes. 28 tries in their five matches against Italy in this tournament since 2015 says all we need to know.
George North scored in all four of the matches he played in that run, touching down as many as seven times and he looks well priced to get his 2020 tryscoring tally off to a flyer.
Wales -22 Point Handicap At 8/11
George North To Score Anytime At 17/20
WALES V ITALY TEAMS
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 George North, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Jake Ball, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Rob Evans, 18 Leon Brown, 19 Cory Hill, 20 Ross Moriarty, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Nick Tompkins
Italy: 15 Matteo Minozzi, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Carlo Canna, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Callum Braley, 8 Abraham Steyn, 7 Jake Polledri, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Niccolò Cannone, 4 Alessandro Zanni, 3 Andrea Lovotti, 2 Luca Bigi (c), 1 Giosuè Zilocchi
Replacements: 16 Federico Zani, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Marco Riccioni, 19 Marco Lazzaroni, 20 Dean Budd, 21 Giovanni Licata, 22 Guglielmo Palazzani, 23 Jayden Hayward
BETTING PREVIEW AND TIPS FOR ALL OF THE TOP SPORTS HERE!
About Genting Casino
Genting Casino is owned by Genting Casinos UK Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia Berhad, which has interests in leisure and hospitality, power generation, oil and gas, property development, life sciences and biotechnology activities, with operations spanning across the globe, including in Malaysia (the Group’s country of origin), Singapore, Indonesia, India, China, the United States of America, Bahamas, the United Kingdom and Egypt.
In the core leisure and hospitality business, the Genting Group and its brand affiliates, offer a suite of products under a number of premier brands including Genting Casino featuring the exclusive Crockfords, Resorts World, Genting Grand, Genting Club, Crystal Cruises, Dream Cruises and Star Cruises.
The Genting Group of companies also have tie ups with established names such as Universal Studios®, Premium Outlets®, Hard Rock Hotel, Zouk and other renowned international brand partners.
Genting Casino offers a first class sports betting experience for the UK online sport betting customer, while our casino provides hundreds of the latest online slots and our exclusive Genting tables streamed directly to your device or desktop from our flagship UK casino’s like Crockfords!
If you are after a premium online gaming experience with a company that puts the customer first and takes responsible gaming very seriously, then why not open an account and give Genting Casino a try.
