For the final round of the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, Italy will face winless Wales in a rearranged fixture taking place on Sunday 27th April, at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma.
For the home side, the bulk of the match day squad remains the same as last week- a front row of Silvia Turani, Vittoria Vecchini and Sara Seye retain their places.
In the second row, Giordana Duca partners Sara Tounesi, while in the back row, Beatrice Veronese shifts to blindside flanker, Francesca Sgorbini at open side and captain Elisa Giordano at number eight.
The back three remains unchanged, with Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi at full-back and Aura Muzzo and Alyssa D’Incà on the wings.
Sara Mannini is once again preferred to Beatrice Rigoni at inside centre, and will start alongside Michela Sillari, whilst Sofia Stefan and Veronica Madia partner in the half-backs.
Italy team v Wales:15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi14 Aura Muzzo13 Michela Sillari12 Sara Mannini11 Alyssa D’Incá10 Veronica Madia9 Sofia Stefan
8 Elisa Giordano7 Francesca Sgorbini6 Beatrice Veronese5 Giordana Duca4 Sara Tounesi3 Sara Seye2 Vittoria Vecchini1 Silvia Turani
Replacements:16 Desiree Spinelli17 Emanuela Stecca18 Gaia Maris19 Isabella Locatelli20 Alissa Ranuccini21 Alia Bitonci22 Beatrice Rigoni23 Francesca Granzotto
For Wales, head coach Sean Lynn has named three changes to the team that faced Ireland last weekend. Hannah Jones will once again captain the side and start at centre, partnering Courtney Keight in midfield.
Keira Bevan returns at scrum-half, with Lleucu George at fly-half. Jasmine Joyce continues at full-back, with Lisa Neumann and Carys Cox named on the wings.
In the front row, Donna Rose is set for her first start of the Championship, alongside hooker Kelsey Jones and loosehead Gwenllian Pyrs.
Gwen Crabb partners Abbie Fleming in the second row, while Georgia Evans shifts to number eight. She is joined by flankers Bethan Lewis and Kate Williams.
Wales team v Italy15 Jasmine Joyce14 Lisa Neumann13 Hannah Jones12 Courtney Keight11 Carys Cox10 Lleucu George9 Keira Bevan
1 Gwenllian Pyrs2 Kelsey Jones3 Donna Rose4 Abbie Fleming5 Gwen Crabb6 Kate Williams7 Bethan Lewis8 Georgia Evans
Replacements16 Carys Phillips17 Maisie Davies18 Jenni Scoble19 Natalia John20 Alex Callender21 Sian Jones22 Hannah Bluck23 Catherine Richards
