Wales overcomes slow start to beat Italy 33-7 in Six Nations – WBNews

© The Associated Press Italy’s Braam Steyn, left, tackles Wales’ Alun Wyn Jones during a Six Nations rugby union international match between Italy and Wales at the Rome Olympic Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ROME — Wales overcame a sluggish start for a 33-7 win over Italy in a rainy Six Nations match on Sunday, narrowly missing out on a bonus point. Jonathan Davies, Liam Williams and George North scored tries after the hour mark and Leigh Halfpenny kicked for 18 points as the visitors overturned a 7-3 halftime deficit to match England and Scotland with wins on the tournament’s opening weekend. “We started slowly but the character showed,” said new Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones, who missed 10 minutes shortly after kickoff due to a blood issue. “We worked a little harder, kept the ball and we came together in the second half. We are a day behind everyone else so it is a foot in the door.” Edoardo Gori scored a first-half try and Italy ruled the scrum early on but, as has often been the case, the Azzurri appeared to tire as the match wore on and committed a series of errors to let Wales take control. Williams almost got a fourth try — and the bonus point — but lost the ball as he went over the line in the final minute. New tournament rules introduced for this season award winners an extra point if they score four tries. The match turned when…more detail