{"id":272948,"date":"2025-07-18T20:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272948\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:36:11","slug":"kone-elated-after-italys-thrilling-win-over-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272948\/","title":{"rendered":"Kone elated after Italy&#8217;s thrilling win over Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Hooker Chiara Che\u00adli produced a stand-out performance \u2013 bagging herself a second-half hattrick which included the match-winning try &#8211; during an absorbing encounter in which Italy took the lead four times in Caerphilly.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It was a game that neither team deserved to lose, but ultimately Italy made sure they were on the right side of the result despite Wales scoring four tries of their own.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\n    The results from the final day of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U6NSummerSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#U6NSummerSeries<\/a> action \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rEoKWZm12y\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rEoKWZm12y<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Six Nations Under-20s (@SixNationsU20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SixNationsU20\/status\/1945929173005975772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 17, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n  It caps a pleasing turnaround for Italy who lost to France 46-5 in their opening game before falling 36-20 to England on matchday 2 having led that match 15-0 at half time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  And full-back Kone was full of praise for her team\u2019s resolve during their final battle with the competition\u2019s hosts.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: \u201cWe are feeling pretty awesome right now. It was a tough game, but we kept on going and we believed in our team until the last minute. We\u2019re pretty proud of what we\u2019ve done during this whole experience.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Italy\u2019s physical prowess has been their strength throughout the Women\u2019s Summer Series and Cheli was able to score all of her tries from close range off the back of good work by her fellow forwards.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  But Kone admitted Wales didn\u2019t make things easy for her side.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cIt was a very tough game as Wales played pretty well, but we\u2019re very excited and happy with the result,\u201d she continued.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cAbsolutely [it was a physical game]. The Wales players are really tough, pretty big, but our defence was pretty thick, and we kept on going. I\u2019m very proud of my teammates.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This has been the second incarnation of the Women\u2019s Summer Series, a tournament designed to give U20s players the opportunity to play more competitive rugby to help with their development, something which Kone thinks has helped her side over the past two weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She added: \u201cAbsolutely [this gives us confidence going forward]. \u00a0From this match we\u2019ve grown a lot. We started [the tournament] against France and then the English, we\u2019ve come a long way, and we\u2019ve enjoyed it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Discover the future of international rugby at the 2025 Women\u2019s Summer Series \u2013 where rising stars shine. 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