Warren Gatland’s team arrived in Rome with the wooden spoon a realistic prospect following successive defeats against Ireland, Scotland and England.
But Italy, who wasted a host of chances, now look destined to finish bottom of the Six Nations table for an 18th time as Wales climbed off the basement.
“There’s still a massive amount of growth in this team, in terms of them going forward,” said Gatland of Wales after again rotating his line-up.
“A lot of players will have learned a lot about themselves today and it wasn’t a bad Italian side.”
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