Lamaro was also unhappy the last time Italy faced Wales - in Cardiff - at what he felt was a lack of respect shown to his team by the Welsh Rugby Union. In a newspaper interview, he complained of "several small, unpleasant situations unworthy of a host country" around the warm-up and players' families.

Warren Gatland says that “everyone is aware of the situation” as Wales face a critical Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy in Rome. Wales are on the ropes, reeling from a record 13 successive Test match defeats and a 43-0 drubbing by France in their tournament opener.

Here are our Italy v Wales predictions in what has been billed as a Six Nations Wooden Spoon decider in Rome with the visitors having lost 13 games in a row