Dan Biggar says losing Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones is a major blow to Wales' World Cup hopes.
Tipuric and Jones announced their sudden retirements from Test rugby 80 minutes apart on Friday afternoon, leaving Warren Gatland without two of his most experienced players heading into the tournament in France.
Many would have expected Jones and Tipuric to treat this year's World Cup as an international swansong, with a number of senior stars - including Biggar - seen as likely to call it a day on the Test stage at the end of the year.
