WALES  47		V		ITALY  8
		COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship                                                                Updated 28.02.2008
		VENUE: Cardiff				DATE: 23 February 2008	SPECTATORS: 75,000
		REFEREE: David Pearson (England)				HALFTIME: 13-8
		SCORERS:				SCORERS:
		TRIES: Byrne (2), S. Williams (2), Shanklin				TRIES: Castrogiovanni
		CONVERSIONS: S.Jones (3), Hook (2)				CONVERSIONS:
		PENALTY GOALS: S.Jones (4)				PENALTY GOALS: Marcato
		DROPPED GOALS:				DROPPED GOALS:
15		Lee Byrne	Neath Swansea Ospreys	15		Andrea Marcato	Benetton Treviso
14		Mark Jones	Llanelli Scarlets	14		Alberto Sgarbi	Benetton Treviso
13		Thomas Shanklin	Cardiff Blues	13		Gonzalo Canale	Clermont Auvergne, France
12		Gavin Henson (22)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	12		Mirco Bergamasco	Stade Français, France
11		Shane Williams	Neath Swansea Ospreys	11		Ezio Galon	Overmach Parma
10		Stephen Jones (21)	Llanelli Scarlets	10		Andrea Masi (21)	Biarritz Olympique, France
9		Dwayne Peel (20)	Llanelli Scarlets	9		Simon Picone (20)	Benetton Treviso
8		Ryan Jones (Capt.)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	8		Sergio Parisse (Capt.)	Stade Français, France
7		Martyn Williams (19)	Cardiff Blues	7		Mauro Bergamasco	Stade Français, France
6		Jonathan Thomas	Neath Swansea Ospreys	6		Josh Sole (19)	Arix Viadana
5		Ian Evans (18)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	5		Carlo Del Fava	Ulster, Ireland
4		Ian Gough	Neath Swansea Ospreys	4		Santiago Dellape (18)	Biarritz Olympique
3		Rhys Thomas (17)	Newport Gwent Dragons	3		Martin Castrogiovanni	Leicester RFC, England
2		Matthew Rees (16)	Llanelli Scarlets	2		Leonardo Ghiraldini (16)	Cammi Calvisano
1		Gethin Jenkins	Cardiff Blues	1		Salvatore Perugini (17)	Stade Toulousain, France
16		Huw Bennett (2)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	16		Carlo Festuccia (2)	Metro Racing, France
17		Duncan Jones (3)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	17		Andrea Lo Cicero (1)	Metro Racing, France
18		Deiniol Jones (5)	Cardiff Blues	18		Marco Bortolami (4)	Gloucester, England
19		Gareth Delve (7)	Gloucester, England	19		Alessandro Zanni (6)	Cammi Calvisano
20		Michael Phillips (9)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	20		Pietro Travagli (9)	Overmach Parma
21		James Hook (10)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	21		Paulo Buso (10)	Cammi Calvisano
22		Sonny Parker (12)	Neath Swansea Ospreys	22		Enrico Patrizio	Carrera Petrarca Padova
		COACH: Warren Gatland				COACH: Nik Mallett
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MATCH NOTES
Yellow Card: Mi Bergamasco (50).
Shanklin was making his 50th test appearance for Wales. Shane Williams' second try brought him to within 1 try of the record 40 held by Gavin Thomas.
Mirco Bergamasco, Perugini and Dellape were all playing their 50th tests for Italy. Buso was making his test debut for Italy.
Bortolami was Italy's captain during the 2007 Rugby World Cup. This was is first test for Italy since that tournament.
Sources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7258600.stm