For so long, facing Italy in the Six Nations - for any team - has prompted foregone conclusions that the Azzurri will be the losers. They had won just 12 tournament matches since joining the tournament in 2000 - before beating Wales by a single point in Cardiff to end their seven-year losing streak.
The shock 22-21 win means their miserable 36-game losing streak has finally come to an end, with their last Six Nations win before beating Wales playing out in Scotland in 2015 - a match which they won 22-19 at Murrayfield.
In the final round of the 2022 Six Nations, Wayne Pivac's men - who went into this tournament defending their title - became the first team to lose to the men in blue in seven years. Italy took an early 6-0 lead, led 12-7 at the break and just as Wales stepped up their intensity to take a final-quarter lead with a Josh Adams try, Italy hit back when winger Edoardo Padovani crossed in the final play after a superb break from full-back Ange Capuozzo, with Paolo Garbisi landing the match-winning conversion.
