Wales led 12-10 at half-time through tries from Kate Williams and Gwenllian Pyrs but were simply blown away by Italian flair after the break. The hosts scored a remarkable 34 unanswered points in the second half to wrack up their biggest win over Wales, who suffer their first clean sweep of defeats in championship history.

But most experts would have expected Wales to have won at least once in this year's Six Nations, especially considering they had appointed the highly-rated Gloucester Hartpury head coach Sean Lynn, while they also brought in Dan Murphy as their first ever defence coach.

Wales have suffered a record defeat to Italy in the Women's Six Nations, picking up a second consecutive wooden spoon. The team completed a miserable campaign with a record 44-12 defeat by Italy in Parma. The fixture was originally due to be held on Saturday but was moved due to the Pope's funeral.