Victorious Strides: Northumbria Triumphs Against England in Celebratory Victory!

Wales head coach Steve Tandy was "overwhelmed with pride" after his team ended their Six Nations drought with a 31-17 win against Italy. A three-year, 15-game losing streak in the championship ended in Cardiff thanks to a double by number eight Aaron Wainwright and tries by hooker Dewi Lake and fly-half Dan Edwards, who also kicked 11 points. After going into the game encouraged by spirited performances in defeats by Scotland and Ireland, Tandy's men got a long-awaited win in style at Principality Stadium.

"It was a massively emotional day, a win in the Six Nations has been a long time coming and I am overwhelmed with pride by what this group delivered," said the head coach. Wales stun Italy to end Six Nations losing streak Ireland 'ruthless' in Triple Crown win - Farrell It was the second win of the Tandy era and his first Six Nations victory, while Wales had only previously beaten Japan twice in 27 Tests since their 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat by Argentina. They started the tournament with heavy defeats to England and France but have shown green shoots, despite what is set to be a third Wooden Spoon on the bounce.

"England was a massive lesson for us, we didn't impose anything of what we wanted to do and with panicked with our discipline," said Tandy. "Since then I believe the boys have grown every week, have got a bit of confidence and had a bit of cohesion as a team. "It's a good day to enjoy – it's been a while – but we have to keep growing.

" Dewi Lake was Wales co-captain at the 2023 World Cup [Getty Images] Captain Lake has had to conduct plenty of tough post-match interviews - he called the late loss to Scotland "gut-wrenching" - but was able to enjoy happier reflections. "We hope we have restored some faith in the jersey and into what this group can do," said the Gloucester-bound Ospreys hooker. "I am overjoyed for the boys because of how hard they have worked.