Wales Dominates Six Nations with Stunning Show of Power!

Wales enjoyed their first Six Nations win since March 2023 [Huw Evans Picture Agency] Wales finished bottom of the Six Nations for a third year in a row yet ended the tournament with hope and excitement for the future. Steve Tandy's men were condemned to another Wooden Spoon when Alex Coles scored England's fourth try in Paris on a stupendous Super Saturday. That came after a long-awaited Welsh win against Italy to end a three-year, 15-game losing streak in the Six Nations.

After five draining rounds, there will be a hint of disappointment that Wales do not get the chance to build on an encouraging finish. Hammerings by England and France were followed by spirited showings against Ireland and Scotland before the bonus-point win against the Azzurri. BBC Sport Wales looks at some of the highlights and winners from Wales' tournament.

Relief and pride as agonising Wales wait for win ends Tandy overwhelmed with pride as Wales end drought Wainwright leads the charge Aaron Wainwright won a Grand Slam with Wales in 2019 [Huw Evans Picture Agency] Taulupe Faletau is arguably Wales' greatest ever number eight and remains a quality performer but has not played since the first Test in Japan last summer because of injury. Aaron Wainwright's displays led to Tandy being asked ahead of the Italy game whether Wales would keep the Lions legend in mind on his return from a calf issue. "I don't think you can ever write anyone off, especially with someone of his quality," said the head coach.

"But ultimately we've got a lot of young men that are starting to perform, starting to get consistency, so for me it'll always be based on performance. " Wainwright was man of the match for his two-try performance against the Azzurri, when he also showed his work rate in defence to go along with his physicality with ball in hand. The Leicester-bound Dragons talisman finished the official Six Nations charts fourth for carries (67), ninth for defenders beaten (17), fourth for dominant contacts (13) and fifth for post-contact metres (80).