Welsh Rugby Union president Gerald Davies has issued a direct address to supporters, saying: "This is a solemn time for us in Welsh rugby which, I must confess, is putting it mildly."
Penning a monologue in the Wales v England matchday programme, the rugby legend says it has been a "harrowing time" and the WRU are "sorry that it has come to this".
The 78-year-old, who played 46 times for Wales and in five British and Irish Lions Tests, also shone a light on the efforts of grassroots rugby volunteers and pledged "rugby is to be enjoyed".
