However, there was little for the management to shout about as Wales U21 turned in a lacklustre, five try victory in Chieri, near Turin. In the wake of their comprehensive 32-21 victory over England U21 the previous week the Welsh side coughed and spluttered to their second successive U21 Six Nations triumph as they lost and spilled the ball too often to create any great continuity in their play.
Wales U21 led 15-3 at half-time thanks to first-half tries from No.8 Jonathan Mills and centre Andrew Bishop. Matthew Jones converted one and added a penalty just before the break. Cardiff wing Chris Czekaj, who scored twice in the win over England, grabbed the third try soon after the re-start and Jones extended the lead with a conversion and penalty.
Replacement back row man Tom Smith notched the fourth try after 74 minutes and skipper James Merriman rounded off the scoring when he completed a length of the field move with try number five. Replacement outside-half Aled Thomas banged over the conversion, having earlier kicked a penalty, to leave Wales U21 looking impressive winners on the scoreboard at least.
