むちの跡s' 悲惨な start to the Six Nations shows the 規模 of the 仕事 直面するing 過密な住居 Gatland... the team are 支払う／賃金ing the price for years of underfunding and the new coach must look to 青年 ahead of the World Cup

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You 得る what you （種を）蒔く and after neglecting its 生産／産物 line for far too long, Welsh rugby has now 設立する there is not much 穀物 in the 蓄える／店.

The first two 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of the 2023 Six Nations have shown the 規模 of the 職業 直面するing 過密な住居 Gatland. むちの跡s have not すぐに turned the corner with him returning as 長，率いる coach.?

In fact, you could easily make the argument things have got worse since Gatland took over from Wayne Pivac. むちの跡s have been blown away by Ireland and Scotland - 存在 thrashed 35-7 on Saturday - with the same mistakes costing them in both matches.?

The 底（に届く） line is this. The Welsh Rugby Union has underfunded its four professional 地域s for far too long and is now 支払う／賃金ing the price at 国家の level. Gatland does not have a golden 世代 of players to work with like he did in his トロフィー-laden first （一定の）期間 in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金.

Welsh rugby's 供給（する） chain has been 不正に underfunded and the 上級の 味方する is now in trouble as a result. Former WRU 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Steve Phillips seemed more 焦点（を合わせる）d on money-making 計画／陰謀s than the actual sport during his time in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金.?

むちの跡s' dismal Six Nations （選挙などの）運動をする continued after 存在 強くたたくd 35-7 by Scotland

Now 出発／死d after the WRU's sexism スキャンダル, Phillips has done Welsh rugby no favours. The chickens are coming home to roost. Gatland is the best man for the 長，率いる coach 職業 権利 now, but he can only do so much with what he has 利用できる.

He cannot work 奇蹟s. Gatland does have some young talent 利用できる to him. But it is the ultimate irony that Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza were the ones to show youthful Welsh 約束 against Scotland. Both players have developed at Exeter after choosing to leave the Welsh pathway system for better 申し込む／申し出s in England. That says it all.?

Where do むちの跡s go from here? There is now a very 現実主義の chance they could 苦しむ a Six Nations whitewash. Gatland 認める むちの跡s were 'in a 穴を開ける' after a 記録，記録的な／記録する 敗北・負かす by Scotland and 追加するd: 'We need to take a good, hard look at ourselves.'

Former 二重の code international Jonathan Davies said the Welsh 業績／成果 in Edinburgh was 'clueless'. Ex-centre Jamie Roberts, a powerhouse of past Gatland 味方するs, told the BBC: 'We hoped the loss at home to Georgia in November was a watershed but I can't help think むちの跡s are now 支払う／賃金ing the price for some poor 決定／判定勝ち（する）s over the past three years.?

過密な住居 Gatland has a 抱擁する 仕事 ahead of him but cannot be 推定する／予想するd to 成し遂げる 奇蹟s

'We have a lot of old players and then a gap to the youngsters who don't know what it takes to 勝利，勝つ at this level. I can't see where we're going to 勝利，勝つ.'

Gatland not only has wider 問題／発行するs to 解決する, but also ones 星／主役にするing him straight in the 直面する. With a World Cup ぼんやり現れるing on the horizon, he really has no other 選択 than to continue to place his 約束 in 青年 and 段階 out his old guard, many of whom now look over the hill.?

That will take time to 耐える fruit and there could be more 苦痛 to come.But Jenkins, Tshiunza, Jac Morgan, Tommy Reffell and Joe Hawkins must be given a run of games. Mason Grady may also be considered for a debut against England.

What is not a system or pathway 問題／発行する is the 犯罪の number of basic mistakes むちの跡s have made in the Six Nations to date.

Their 納得させるing 敗北・負かすs by Ireland and Scotland have been punctuated by the same errors, すなわち shocking discipline, simple 失敗s, and a 失敗 to 変える their chances. At BT Murrayfield, there was one occasion where from a prime attacking scrum 適切な時期 five metres from the Scotland line, むちの跡s' 支援するs were penalised for offside on their own ball.

Such a mistake would be 許すことの出来ない at Under-12 level on a Sunday morning, let alone in the international game. Even as Welsh rugby 戦う／戦いs 抱擁する 構造上の and governance 問題／発行するs off the field, the truth is the players who have worn the red shirt in the last two weeks are 有能な of far better than what they have produced on it.?

むちの跡s have been underfunded for years and will need to look to 青年 ahead of the World Cup

'We have to stay tight as a squad. I am sure we will,' said むちの跡s captain Ken Owens. 'We have to be honest with each other because there are going to be some 手りゅう弾s coming from the outside. We have to 前線 that. That is what we do in むちの跡s, we are pretty comfortable with that.'?

Owens （人命などを）奪う，主張するd むちの跡s produced a good first half 陳列する，発揮する against Scotland. But the fact they were in the game at the break was おもに 予定 to the hosts' wastefulness and a yellow card for George Turner which 許すd his opposite number Owens to 得点する／非難する／２０.?

When Scotland clicked into gear in the second half, they ran 暴動 and put むちの跡s to bed with 緩和する. The majestic Finn Russell ran the game.Duhan 先頭 der Merwe was 平等に as good, scattering Welsh tacklers in his wake like an adult playing against children.?

Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie is an underrated player and leader and his 解除するing of the Doddie Weir Cup was a 心暖まる moment for his nation.This was the first time Scotland and むちの跡s had played for the トロフィー since the passing of former Scottish Lions lock Weir after his 戦う／戦い with モーター neurone 病気.?

There was no 疑問 the hosts deserved to 勝利，勝つ as Kyle Steyn 得点する／非難する／２０d twice in the second half, his first coming from a 最高の Russell offload.?

Blair Kinghorn and Matt Fagerson 追加するd to Turner's first to 完全にする the 大勝する as Scotland stayed on course for a （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム and won the 開始 two games of a Six Nations for the first time. They have a lot to be excited about. For むちの跡s, the 即座の 見通し is 荒涼とした.