Dai Young believes Wales' four professional sides are '20 points behind' their United Rugby Championship rivals in a sobering warning to Welsh rugby.
Just four rounds into the 2022/23 URC season and things have a familiar feel to them. Like last year, all four sides are in the bottom half of the table and outside the play-off spots. Of course, there is a long way to go but there is a sense of deja vu with Welsh sides, in particular, struggling to claim favourable results away from home.
Collectively, the regions have won three and lost 9 of their matches against teams from other countries. Of those nine defeats, seven were by margins greater than seven and five of those were by margins greater than 14.