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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LittleGuy" data-source="post: 551748" data-attributes="member: 44360">Barbieri is a solid player, no Parisse but it's not like he's a stiff. I'm going with Wales in this one though I'm not expecting a blowout, Italy almost always fights hard at home. A lot depends on whether Parisse's absence is a rallying point for the side or whether it crushes them. I could also see them playing a more conservative style of gameplan after the wide open play backfired horribly against Scotland. Wales picked up a hard fought win last week as well but haven't exactly set the world on fire recently, which is leading me to a 3-10 point Wales win.Orquera or Burton will reveal a lot about the style Brunel and Italy are planning on going with.</blockquote>