Six Nations Rugby Cunningham: The Wales Under-20s must be based on a sense of victory

After Wales beat Italy to start their Six Nations under-20s team, Ioan Cunningham especially praised Sam Costelow and Harri Deaves.

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Costelow was very mature on the tee, hitting five penalties and one drop to ensure the champions host won 25-8 in Cardiff.

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Wales were behind Ion Neculai's attempt in the 14th minute as both teams got a player off the field, but a penalty attempt was made and Scarlet's half-court boot turned the game around.

While the performance was far from perfect, the Wales team led to two yellow cards for lax discipline, but Cunningham was pleased with the result, especially Costelow's game management.

It is very important for us to try and gain momentum in the tournament," said the Welsh Under-20 coach.

"It will be a different kind of challenge and it will be a tough challenge (Friday against Ireland). Their style is different from the Italians and they have a wider range of games."

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"We've been tested a lot by their game and so it's going to be tough and their performance against Scotland, and their frontcourt is attractive strong.

Wales is not the only team working hard to please the umpires at Arms Park, Italy also has its own disciplinary problems, including three yellow cards in the first half.

While a lack of playing time and conditions are contributing factors, Cunningham stressed that if Wales wants to compete with top teams, it needs to be calmer.

"Which can deficiency unity in the least amount of playing time and I hope this is a back-to-back combination of positive factors," Cunningham said.

"Some disciplinary problems and back to back with the Italians on the pitch, we've done some good things, and then we've combined it with negatives.

"We have to resolve those things then I consider we will be in a good position."

Like Costelow, Deaves was another outstanding performer for the Wales team on Saturday, winning the Six Nations Player of the Year Award for his diligent all-around performance.

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Cunningham said the Ospreys flanker players were one of the main drivers of the win, further demonstrating that Wales has room for growth potential in the coming weeks.

"He's always been great. He left everything to us on the pitch, didn't he? You can tell by his performance, he put his heart and soul into everything," he added.

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