Ireland vs Scotland LIVE: Six Nations 2020 result and updates from today’s clash

4 minutes

Italy have their first possession after Wales clear the kick-off back into the Azzurri's half, and Matteo Minozzi and Braam Steyn involve themselves, each making a yard or two in rather contrasting fashions.

5 minutes

Carlo Canna, clad in black scrum-cap, is out of position at 12, but shows his natural ball-playing ability by knifing into a half-gap and releasing a flat-at-best offload to allow Minozzi to continue on.

6 minutes

More delightful play down the left flank from Italy, with a break from Callum Braley breaching the line infield and when the ball is whisked away to the wide channel it is Braam Steyn with a delicious infield offload to Mattia Bellini, out the back of the hand and inviting Bellini to clatter his hooves.

Inaccuracy at the breakdown, however, and Aaron Wainwright pounces. Wales clear. 

7 minutes

Try? No!

Italy make a hash of the line out and Wales have turnover ball. They have a plus-two advantage on the left and are quick to recognise the numerical advantage, with Leigh Halfpenny feeding Josh Adams, who gets his arms pumping in technically correct sprinting style and gobbles up 20 metres as the Italian defence comes across.

A little left-footed grubber down the touchline hops back towards the onrushing Halfpenny but the full-back is unable to gather cleanly under pressure from Matteo Minozzi, and though Tomos Williams applies the finishing touches, it is ruled that Halfpenny knocked on. Which he did. Italy scrum seven metres from their own line.

 8 minutes

Solid first scrum from both front rows, and Italy clear. Tommaso Allan fails to find touch, however, and Wales will attack.

9 minutes

That's what Johnny McNicholl can do! He feigns the outside break on the counter and draws the last man on the line to step up to cover his threat, and then chips beyond that man. The full-back hares across but is beaten by the bounce, and when Tomos Williams collects Italy are in real strife.

McNicholl is just about dragged down (and uncomfortably so, catching a boot to the face for extra salt in the wounds), and though the Welsh attack stalls, they'll have another three point opportunity after the Italians stray offside.

McNicholl will trot off for an HIA while Dan Biggar again goes for goal.

PENALTY! Wales 6-0 Italy 

Biggar makes no mistake

11 minutes

A big moment for Nick Tompkins - an international debut, on, perhaps temporarily, for fellow newbie McNicholl, who looks ok, but will be checked for a concussion. George North back on the wing for the time being with Tompkins into midfield.

12 minutes

Italy are showing some good signs in their attacking patterns, with dual distributors Allan and Canna working well, but their breakdown work has been a little loose. Justin Tipuric draws a holding on penalty with an accurate jackal - Wales are being guided by Sam Warburton in that area, now. No finer man to learn from.

Dan Biggar belts into the Italian 22.

13 minutes

Wales squander the chance as George North fumbles on the crash ball, but when Italy kick long, their chase is poorly structured, and Leigh Halfpenny's chip finds a great swathe of green grass. There's a trip from Andrea Lovotti on the full-back, as well, not enough to take him down but enough to knock him off route, and when Tomos Williams (who has been literally everywhere in support as all nines should be) loses the race for the fly-hacked ball, Luke Pearce brings everyone back for a penalty 40 metres from goal.

Central again, and yep - Biggar fancies another go at the sticks.