As Jaco Peyper called time on a dark day for Welsh rugby, many in red sat back on their haunches.
Taine Basham, the lone standout in a desperate losing cause, fell to a single knee - spent at battling against the green tide for 80 minutes.
The defeated captain, Dan Biggar, wandered onto the field, exchanging pleasantries with Irish bodies until he reached Peyper.
