It was hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for every Wales player on duty against France in the Six Nations last Friday evening.
All that effort against a side lauded as the best in the world right now, and no win to show for it. Tough — very tough. But spare a thought for those who've been in Wayne Pivac’s squad in this championship without seeing a single minute of action.
They are the forgotten few. There’s still one game left for them to be involved against Italy, but there are no guarantees for any of them that the situation will change.
