Wales’ 22-15 defeat by Italy in Rome made it a record-extending 14 losses in a row for a staff that has now fallen beneath Georgia to twelfth on the planet rankings.
Former Wales worldwide James Hook mentioned on the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast: “The scoreline undoubtedly flattered Wales. Italy have been utterly dominant and Wales have been second in just about each aspect of the sport.
“The frustration from Welsh supporters is that we have not seen any development both. In case you see some form of growth and one thing to be optimistic about, you suppose ‘OK, we are literally creating’. However we’ve not actually improved.”
Warren Gatland desires to battle on as head coach however, with one other Picket Spoon probably looming, what positives can Wales take from their closing three video games in opposition to Eire, Scotland and England?
Ex-captain Sam Warburton mentioned on BBC One: “All I need to see is a few gamers – there will not be 10 of them – however we’d like three, 4 or 5, on high of individuals like Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams, to say: ‘I am an international-class participant and that is going to be my shirt for the subsequent 5 to 10 years’.
“We want guys to step up and personal that shirt.”
Questions, in fact, are being requested about what could be achieved to arrest the nationwide staff’s decline and Jones, like many different pundits and journalists, believes the issues are deep-rooted.
“It goes again 10-15 years,” he mentioned. “It is about administration, funds, pathways – there may be a lot to repair and it is a miserable scenario once you suppose what an ideal rugby nation that is.”
