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Wales player ratings vs Italy | 2025 Six Nations
Wales player ratings: Warren Gatland's Wales have plumbed depths in Rome, losing to Italy 22-15 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Neil Fissler
08 Feb 2025, 11:49
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Neil Fissler is an experienced Fleet Street hack with the Daily Star Sunday and then the Sunday Express and has been breaking most of rugby's biggest transfer stories for over 20 years for Rugby Times, The Rugby Paper and now RugbyPass. A respected historian who has written over 20 books.
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