Hats off to the Welsh, they played much the better rugby on the day and over the whole championship

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And much respect to the Welsh folk -- we had such a fantastic weekend in Cardiff, so much so that it almost felt like we hadn't lost. The welcome we got and the friendliness we experienced was something else. As a small case in point, I was buying 3 pints at the bar while having the briefest of chats with a Welsh lad when he insisted on buying the round for us as an expression of Welsh hospitality

. Respect

. Definitely will be back next year.