Wales hope to have Aaron Wainwright available for crunch clash with Italy
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wales are hopeful that back-row forward Aaron Wainwright could be fit for their crunch Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy despite suffering a nasty facial injury. He doesn’t have that fracture, so we are pretty hopeful he will be available,” assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys told reporters at Wales’ training base in Nice. “He has got eight days’ turnaround, so we are very hopeful, especially since he is desperate to play.” Elsewhere, full-back Liam Williams had a knee issue during the game, while number eight Taulupe Faletau was not available for selection, also due to knee trouble. He will have great care, so hopefully he will back sooner rather than later.” The Italy encounter in Rome on Saturday has been billed by former Wales fly-half and captain Dan Biggar as his country’s biggest game for the “last 15-20 years”.
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