Irish tv pundits rub salt into wales wounds and rip apart losing run live on air

WALES HAVE LOST 16 CONSECUTIVE GAMES AND HAVEN'T WON A SIX NATIONS GAME FOR TWO YEARS 20:30, 08 Mar 2025 Irish pundits have been rubbing salt into the wounds after Wales' 16th

consecutive loss. Wales' 35-29 defeat to Scotland means they have gone two years without a win in the Six Nations. And instead of concentrating on Ireland's shock defeat to France,

pundits on the Irish Virgin Media Sport turned on Wales questioning if they were a tier one side and another saying that it is "international rugby not under 8s". Former Australia

coach Matt Williams, who appears as a pundit on the show, went so far as to say: "We've gotta stop saying 'that was a spirited display by Wales', it's a 16th loss!

This is the top end of the game, it isn't U8s! You can say, 'Listen boys you tried really hard, that is great, rub their heads, here is a chocolate everyone, see you next

week'. "This is international rugby, 16 in a row and they were beaten at half-time." Read the match report here. SIGN UP TO INSIDE WELSH RUGBY ON SUBSTACK TO GET EXCLUSIVE

NEWS STORIES AND INSIGHT FROM BEHIND THE SCENES IN WELSH RUGBY. Article continues below They also went on to point out that Wales join Italy as the only Tier 1 nation to have 16 straight

losses. Presenter Joe Molloy said with a smirk: "They are looking to avoid a record-breaking 17th straight defeat against England in Cardiff. So that is feisty." Former Irish and

Leinster player Rob Kearney said: "Define Tier 1, they are outside the top 10 now, and that shows how far they have slipped." Molloy said: "Do you want a 'Kearney:

'Wales not Tier 1' headline?'" Article continues below After the game head coach Matt Sherratt said: "Ultimately the first 20 minutes was always going to dictate how

the game went. Really brave effort in the end to come back and get two points. "But the reality is they may have dropped off 10%. But I can't fault the effort. "The amount of

tackles our forwards put in were outstanding." Speaking about the crunch England game next week: "I can’t wait. It’s not a game to lick your wounds for too long. There’s no

greater challenge than England in Cardiff. It should be a great occasion."