Wales narrowly fell to a 13-9 defeat to France in Cardiff as the away side kept their Grand Slam hopes alive in a tight encounter.
Wayne Pivac's side were left to rue missed opportunities as they couldn't quite edge out France at the Principality Stadium.
Here's everything the Wales coach had to say...
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It was a gameplan that very nearly worked?
“Very nearly, unfortunately. It was a frustrating one because I think the boys put in a lot of hard work in both halves.
"We felt we did enough to win the game but it wasn’t to be. Certainly a massive step in the right direction.”
Ultimately, did it come down to that Jonathan Davies chance that went begging?
“It was a very tight Test and it came down to one score in the end.
"They had one opportunity and got it. We worked hard to try and get across the line. There was no lack of effort.
"It’s a frustrating one at the minute.
"Everything the boys worked on in the last two weeks, we did pretty much everything we wanted to do out there other than winning the game.”
Will you make changes for Italy?
“Firstly, we’ll have a good look at how the boys have come through. It was a very physical Test match.
"There’s a few boys sore in the changing room so we’ll see how we scrub up. It’s been a big seven weeks.
"We’ll wait and see how the bodies are, see who is fresh and available before naming that team on Tuesday.”
Given how much hype this France team has, was it pleasing to make them look ordinary at times?
“I’m not sure they were ordinary. We had some positive play and did a lot of things well against the form team in the world.
"Across the board, set-piece and lineout, we put them under pressure.
"We had some very good defensive sets. We did a lot of good things with the ball, built a lot of phases.
"It comes down to one or two decisions at the end of the day. Frustrating but certainly a big effort.”
Was Tomos Williams a failed HIA?
“That was an immediate permanent replacement, it wasn’t a HIA.”
Will Alun Wyn Jones come into the squad now?
“He’ll be officially added to the squad this weekend."
That must be a big boost having him back?
“He’s worked very, very hard as Alun Wyn does. He’s been training with the team, helping prepare the team for this week’s game.
"He’ll be available for selection.
Are you perhaps not surprised giving he's done it before?
“He’s worked very, very hard.”
How did you feel the back-row went, especially with dealing with France’s lineout?
“Jon Humphreys has been working with the boys during the last two weeks in terms of what we do with their lineout defensively.
"Will Rowlands runs that side of our lineout and I thought they did very, very well.
"I thought Seb Davis did well starting at 6 in a big Test match. And obviously Josh Navidi has done it again. Come back from a serious injury and just about gone the 80 minutes in a Test match.
"The forwards did well in the set-piece area and, in general, we came off some of those exchanges quite well.”
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