Wales, meanwhile, have lost their last 11 Six Nations games in a row – including a record-breaking 10-try, 68-14 demolition by runners-up England in Cardiff last year – while collecting consecutive wooden spoons and approach this year’s competition with rugby in the country still in a state of crisis. They have lost 21 of their last 23 games, with a pair of nervy victories over Japan ending their abysmal 18-match losing run – their only wins since the 2023 World Cup.
