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Dan Biggar could not hide his bitter disappointment following Wales’ shock 22-21 defeat by Italy in the Six Nations.
The skipper was earning his 100th cap, becoming only the seventh Welshman to achieve the feat, while Alun Wyn Jones became the first player to reach 150 Test appearances for a single nation, but their big days were marred in Cardiff.
Edoardo Padovani barged over late on to hand Italy a first victory in 37 attempts in the Six Nations.
Meanwhile, Wales suffered consecutive home defeats in the competition for the first time in 15 years, and Biggar pulled no punches when assessing his side’s performance.
“It’s probably the toughest interview I’ve had to do, simply not good enough,” he said.
“We’ve said in the huddle now that’s probably the last chance for a lot of players.
“We were chasing as high as we could get and from the get go, we weren’t quite at it and you get punished.
“Too many boys not quite up to speed, we were second to loose balls and balls in the air.
“It’s really disappointing that something that we pride ourselves on that requires no talent is work ethic.”
By contrast, counterpart Michele Lamaro lauded his team-mates after their long-awaited win, their first Six Nations success since 2015.
“It’s just unreal. I couldn’t believe it,” he smiled. “I want to stay with my family and team-mates and celebrate with them because we deserve it and we worked so hard to get here.
“It’s the first step of our long process that we just started. I think just being in the moment until the end took us to the win.”
