Player ratings: Solid effort from Wales in Cardiff

Here's our Wales player ratings following their 38-14 win over Italy, at the Principality Stadium.

15 Liam Williams – Proved a handful on attack but his performance was overshadowed by a yellow card. 6/10

14 George North – Gained plenty of metres on attack and was rewarded with two tries after a fine effort. 8/10

13 Owen Watkin – Delivered a busy shift and will be pleased with his efforts. 7/10

12 Hadleigh Parkes – Another fine all-round performance and looks at home at this level. 8/10

11 Steff Evans – Was always looking for work and proved a handful to Italy's defence. 7/10

10 Gareth Anscombe – Solid effort but hardly set the world alight. 6/10

9 Gareth Davies – Full of running but seemed over eager at times. 6/10

8 Taulupe Faletau – A typical robust effort and he thrived with the added responsibility of the captaincy. 7/10

7 James Davies – Did some good things especially on defence where he was immense. Solid debut. 7/10

6 Justin Tipuric – Combined well with Faletau and Davies and scored a try after good support play. 7/10

5 Bradley Davies – Did what was expected of him but nothing spectacular. 6/10

4 Cory Hill – Carried well and was rewarded with a try for his efforts. 7/10

3 Tomas Francis – Stood up well in the tight exchanges and impressed on defence. 7/10

2 Elliot Dee – Performed well in his core duties and also defended well. Promising future. 7/10

1 Nicky Smith – Did what was expected of him at the coalface. 6/10

Replacements:

16 Ken Owens – His experience showed during the game's latter stages. 6/10

17 Rob Evans – Came on midway through the second half and continued where Smith left off. 6/10

18 Rhodri Jones – Was a late replacement for Samson Lee on the bench and did what was expected of him when he came on. 6/10

19 Seb Davies – Solid performance but nothing spectacular. 6/10

20 Ellis Jenkins – Another solid but unspectacular showing. 6/10

21 Aled Davies – Came on with 20 minutes left and delivered a good service to his outside backs. 7/10

22 Rhys Patchell – Was full of running and got a try assist in the second half. 7/10

23 Leigh Halfpenny – Made an impact off the bench and impressed with his goalkicking. 7/10