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Gordon D’Arcy: Welsh rugby has further to sink before it bottoms out
There should be a glimmer of hope if Wales look across the water to Connacht, a shining example of the powers of recovery
Ospreys' Justin Tipuric leads his team through the tunnel after the game against Connacht in October. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho
Gordon D'Arcy
Wed Nov 15 2023 - 06:00
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