Liza Burgess says Wales are ready to finish with a ‘big performance’ in their final Six Nations Women’s Summer Series fixture against Italy at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. 

Burgess’ side started their competition with a 57-12 defeat to a ruthless French side before being beaten 55-24 by England in Round 2. 

But the head coach believes that defeat has served as an important learning curve and they are looking to end on a high against the hosts on Sunday.

“This has been a real learning experience for the players and there is no doubt we have grown into this Six Nations tournament,” said Liza Burgess. 

“The players have bought into the whole experience and while we were disappointed with the result against England, we produced a performance against one of the best sides in the world at this level.”

Wales led through Lucy Isaac’s try against England and crossed four times in all, giving Burgess plenty of confidence in their ability to cause sides problems in attack.

“The attitude and resilience of this squad was there for all to see against England, scoring four tries with lots of positives to build on,” she said.

“We need the same and more against an Italian side playing on home soil and in front of their own supporters.”

Burgess has named Jenna De Vera and Jess Rogers as co-captains for their final Summer Series fixture while Nel Metcalfe, who has three senior Welsh caps to her name, again lines up on the wing.

“We made clear our approach to the Summer Series,” Burgess said.

“To finish with another big performance will show how important it is for players to have this kind of opportunity to develop.”

Italy enter their final round clash with two impressive wins under their belt, having beaten both Ireland and Scotland in the opening two rounds, and are looking to close out a perfect campaign on home soil. 

The Women’s Summer Series is available to fans all over the world via exclusive coverage on the Six Nations U20 YouTube channels, with supporting coverage across dedicated U20 Six Nations social media channels.