Centre Jones leads Wales in Italy

Centre Kerin Lake played in Wales' opening two wins against Ireland and Scotland and returns on the bench after injury

Centre Hannah Jones will captain Wales in their Six Nations finale against Italy at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, on Saturday.

The front row of Gwenllian Pyrs, Kelsey Jones and Sisilia Tuipulotu are back to face Italy, with flanker Alex Callender returning in the back row.

Keira Bevan returns at scrum-half to partner fly-half Elinor Snowsill.

Lleucu George keeps her place at centre, while wing Ameila Tutt is set to make her Wales debut off the bench and will become the fourth player to win her first cap during the tournament.

Centre Kerin Lake is selected on the bench, having been declared fit after recovering from a calf injury picked up against Scotland.

Both sides will be looking to bounce back following setbacks in round four, Wales after a 39-14 defeat to France and Italy after a 29-21 defeat against Scotland.

Wales are well placed to finish third in this year's championship, as they only need a point to guarantee their place in the top tier of World Rugby's new WXV competition this autumn.

Wales may be able to afford to lose as Scotland must beat Ireland with a bonus point and overturn a significant points difference to finish above them.

"Our goal at the start of the TikTok Six Nations was to have two wins heading into the final game against Italy," Cunningham said.

"We have made no secret of the fact that we have targeted three wins in this tournament.

"The players, coaches and staff have all worked extremely hard to get us to where we are now with the final game to play, and we know we have made significant strides during this tournament.

"We have shown against two of the best sides in the world, England and France, that we can compete with the best, but know we need an 80-minute performance in Parma.

"Italy have won the last two games against us and are two places above us in the world rankings, but we are excited about the challenge ahead of us."

Italy: TBC

Wales: Courtney Keight (Bristol Bears); Lisa Neumann (Gloucester Hartpury), Hannah Jones (capt, Gloucester Hartpury), Lleucu George (Gloucester Hartpury), Carys Williams- Morris (Loughborough Lightning); Elinor Snowsill (Bristol Bears), Keira Bevan (Bristol Bears); Gwenllian Pyrs (Bristol Bears), Kelsey Jones (Gloucester Hartpury), Sisilia Tuipulotu ( Gloucester Hartpury), Abbie Fleming (Exeter Chiefs), Georgia Evans (Saracens), Bethan Lewis (Gloucester Hartpury), Alex Callender (Worcester Warriors), Sioned Harries (Worcester Warriors).

Replacements: Carys Phillips (Worcester Warriors), Caryl Thomas (Bristol Bears), Cerys Hale (Gloucester Hartpury), Bryonie King (Bristol Bears), Kate Williams (Gloucester Hartpury), Ffion Lewis (Worcester Warriors), Kerin Lake (Gloucester Hartopury), Amelia Tutt (Loughborough Lightning).

Match officials

Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)

Assistants: Aurélie Groizeleau (FFR), Mary Pringle (SRU)

TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)

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