Reality smacked Welsh rugby's super-optimists hard in the face over the course of 24 hours as Cardiff, the Scarlets and the Ospreys fell to disappointing United Rugby Championship defeats that didn't augur well.
Cardiff lost the physical battle in Glasgow on Friday evening, with their defence way too suspect as they leaked eight tries. The Scarlets struggled to match Ulster's recycling and offloading game and were always chasing the match, while the Ospreys were authors of their own downfall against the Lions.
But the Dragons got the job done against Munster.
