FALETAU: WALES MUST STICK TOGETHER

Wales 12 Georgia 13

TAULUPE FALETAU gave an insight into how the players felt in the dressing room after one of the worst afternoons in Wales’ history.

“It wasn’t an easy place to be,” he said. “All heads were down, it was pretty quiet, and we were just trying to piece together what didn’t go quite right.” And in the build-up to a World Cup, it could yet lead to another change of head coach as Wayne Pivac’s reign comes under intense scrutiny.

Former Wales stars Sam Warburton and Jamie Roberts were among those to condemn an abject performance. Warburton labelled it “unacceptable”, while Roberts said it was “inexcusable” as Georgia triumphed just eight months after annual Six Nations strugglers Italy also beat Wales in Cardiff.

Pivac has now lost 19 of his 33 Tests at the helm – including eight this year – since succeeding Warren Gatland following Wales’ fourth-place finish at the 2019 World Cup.

Faletau (right) added: “We’ve got to stick together as a group – management and players. We’ve shown that we can bounce back from low points like this, so we’ll look to do the same next time.

“We were all disappointed. Errors kept Georgia in the game, but credit to them. They put us under a lot of pressure around the park.”