The following day it was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of 805 lives, 470 of them Italians and 175 German. Among them were 53 Welsh Italians, men from families who had migrated to Wales nearly ...

Until recently, the fixture had long been seen as a fairly straightforward one for any Welsh side to get a result, having lost to the Italians just twice in 30 meetings over the course of 28 years.

Cardiff Rugby have signed Italy international Callum Braley on a ... Speaking of his move to the Welsh capital, he added: “I’m really excited to join such a great team and club, a team that ...