Jenkins and Zambonin line up for Six Nations round three
Published on: 20/02/2026
Exeter Chiefs locks Dafydd Jenkins and Andrea Zambonin will start for Wales and Italy respectively in round three of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations.
The Welsh take on Scotland at the Principality Stadium on Saturday afternoon [Feb 21, KO 16:40] before the Italians face France in Lille on Sunday [Feb 22, KO 15:10].
Wales’ teamsheet one week on from a heavy defeat to France includes a debut for Leicester Tigers’ Gabriel Hamer-Webb while Ben Carter is brought into the starting line-up to partner Jenkins in the second row.
Meanwhile Italy, who are looking on strong form so far this tournament and will be looking for an upset against competitions leaders France, are bolstered by the return of Ange Capuozzo at full-back.
The Wales game will be broadcast live on BBC Sport while the Italy game the next day will be live on ITV.
Wales:
15 Louis Rees-Zammit
14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb
13 Eddie James
12 Joe Hawkins
11 Josh Adams
10 Sam Costelow
9 Tomos Williams
1 Rhys Carre
2 Dewi Lake (c)
3 Tomas Francis
4 Dafydd Jenkins
5 Ben Carter
6 Taine Plumtree
7 Alex Mann
8 Aaron Wainwright
Replacements:
16 Ryan Elias
17 Nicky Smith
18 Archie Griffin
19 Freddie Thomas
20 James Botham
21 Kieran Hardy
22 Jarrod Evans
23 Blair Murray
Italy:
15 Ange Capuozzo
14 Louis Lynagh
13 Tommaso Menoncello
12 Leonardo Marin
11 Monty Ioane
10 Paolo Garbisi
9 Alessandro Fusco
1 Danilo Fischetti
2 Giacomo Nicotera
3 Simone Ferrari
4 Niccolo Cannone
5 Andrea Zambonin
6 Michele Lamaro (c)
7 Manuel Zuliani
8 Lorenzo Cannone
Replacements:
16 Pablo DiMcheff
17 Mirco Spagnolo
18 Giosue Zilocchi
19 Federico Ruzza
20 Riccardo Favretto
21 David Odiase
22 Alessandro Garbisi
23 Paolo Odogwu
Written By:
Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
