{"id":10327,"date":"2026-03-12T09:27:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10327"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:27:24","slug":"six-nations-2026-wales-head-coach-steve-tandy-names-unchanged-xv-for-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10327","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations 2026: Wales head coach Steve Tandy names unchanged XV for Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:45777432-c9af-4b83-87e9-03a054796a21\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1gu7x8n-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hhifyp-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>Wales team to face Italy<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-1qstrv8-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 09:02 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">09:02 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-w0w395-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Six Nations 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-pqb4c0-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-j0nqfn-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rhys Carre and Wales XV\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/640\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/12\/aef5d6fc-3e6e-4bfe-bade-b0aa786c11f7.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/12\/aef5d6fc-3e6e-4bfe-bade-b0aa786c11f7.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/12\/aef5d6fc-3e6e-4bfe-bade-b0aa786c11f7.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/12\/aef5d6fc-3e6e-4bfe-bade-b0aa786c11f7.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/12\/aef5d6fc-3e6e-4bfe-bade-b0aa786c11f7.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/12\/aef5d6fc-3e6e-4bfe-bade-b0aa786c11f7.jpg.webp 800w\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Huw Evans Picture Agency<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Wales team is out and for the first time in his nine games in charge, head coach Steve Tandy names an unchanged starting side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In fact the only change from last week&#8217;s thrilling game in Dublin is Blair Murray getting a place on the bench in place of debutant Louie Hennessey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">By coincidence, it&#8217;s the first time Wales have picked the same 15 since after the last time they played Ireland in the Six Nations &#8211; under Matt Sherratt &#8211; last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Wales:<\/b> Rees-Zammit; Mee, James, Hawkins, Adams; Edwards, Williams; Carre, Lake, Francis, Jenkins, Carter, Mann, Wainwright, Botham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-v0hwvi-AlternateVoice e1geeobk0\">Replacements:<\/i> Elias, Smith, Griffin, Beard, Cracknell, Hardy, Evans, Murray.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wales team to face Italypublished at 09:02 GMT 09:02 GMT Six Nations 2026 Image source, Huw Evans Picture Agency The Wales team is out and for the first time in his nine games in charge, head coach Steve Tandy names an unchanged starting side. 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