Peter Jackson’s Six Nations diary

The Welsh might have endured more damaging weekends for their national sport but nobody at Twickenham, or anywhere else for that matter, could remember one.

The debris extended beyond the double Six champions’ being counted out on heir feet at the hands of the dreaded neighbours, always a nightmare scenario in itself.

Counting the cost financially will be every bit as painful, as much as €2m in prize money should they finish where they stand this morning — fourth.