Despite the losses, Wales have scored almost twice as many points in the Six Nations as they had at this stage in last year’s tournament.

Trailfinders player Cox is evidently enjoying life under Lynn, having gained more metres than every other player in the Six Nations except England stars Ellie Kildunne and Abby Dow.

Only Italy’s Sara Tounesi has made more offloads than Dow, who is also the only player with more linebreaks than Cox.

The Wales speedster opened the scoring against Ireland last Sunday before Hannah Bluck followed. It was the first time the backs had scored all of Wales’ points since they faced Italy last summer.

“Out attack is much more varied now and I’m really enjoying being involved far more,” said Cox.

“In the past we’ve relied heavily on our forwards to score tries but that’s not rugby. You need an all-round game and that’s a big positive for us.

“We’ve been given freedom to give things a go, try new combinations and moves without fear of failing as we build to the World Cup.”

The Italy fixture is to be rearranged due to the funeral of Pope Francis.

The two teams were due to meet in Parma at lunchtime on Saturday, 26 April in the final round of the tournament, but the Pope’s funeral will take place at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST) that day.

Tournament organisers have yet to confirm when – or where – the game will now go ahead.