A troubled regional rugby campaign in Wales ended on a suitably flat note, with defeats for all four of the professional sides.
Ominously for Wales head coach Wayne Pivac, less than six weeks out from the start of a Test series against the Springboks, three of the setbacks came against South African opposition.
There was silverware for the Ospreys to celebrate after lifting the Welsh Shield and qualifying for the Heineken Champions Cup, but even amid the taste of relative success, Toby Booth’s side will not — or should not — be tempted to succumb to any delusions of grandeur, after a game against the Bulls that showed they still have considerable scope for improvement.
