One by one, it dawns on the Welsh players. George North seems to be the first to notice.
The Welsh centre's head drops into his hands. A Georgian free-kick from the lineout after the clock has gone red signals the last chance at escape.
Escape from humiliation, ignominy, infamy, whatever you want to call it. Welsh fans realise it too, filing out of the stadium as fast as you can possibly trudge in equal parts disappointment and disbelief.
