Wales hope to have Aaron Wainwright available for crunch clash with Italy 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.
Wales have now lost 13 successive Tests, while seven-try France posted a record Six Nations win against them and Warren Gatland’s team were only a point short of matching their all-time heaviest defeat in the tournament – 54-10 against Ireland, 23 years ago.
“The big thing for us is trying to get that energy and work-rate, playing in the right areas, so we are getting reward for that, and not defending a lot inside your own half, inside your own 22, which is tough to do against quality teams.
The prospect of a second successive Six Nations wooden spoon will loom large if Wales lose at Stadio Olimpico, given that their remaining fixtures are against Ireland, Scotland and England.
But while centre Owen Watkin is a definite absentee – and probably for the tournament remainder – due to a knee injury sustained in Paris, Wainwright, who did not suffer a fracture or concussion, has not been ruled out.
