What next for Wales after another winless Six Nation?

Breaking news from the world of sport: What next for Wales after another winless Six Nation? Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Wales have lost nine Test matches in a row for the first time in their historyByCeri Coleman-PhillipsBBC Sport WalesPublished17 minutes ago"We cannot be in this position again". Those were the wounded words of then Wales captain Hannah Dallavalle after Wales were thumped 44-12 by Italy in last year's Six Nations finale.

The result condemned Wales to a first ever clean sweep of defeats in the tournament's history. Twelve months on and Wales find themselves in the same sorry position - another heavy loss to Italy and another Wooden Spoon. Not the sort of history they want to be repeating.

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After a dismal World Cup last summer, Wales came into the Six Nations with a low bar, but there was a quiet optimism around camp. Lynn had brought in the players and coaches he wanted but someone clearly forgot to change the script from last year. The former Gloucester-Hartpury coach pointed to the small wins throughout the campaign - improved defence against France and four tries against England - but the final table does not lie - five games, five losses.

"We've just got to be better," he said. "I knew it was going to be a challenge, but I am still very excited to see where this group can go because we want to work hard. "I really do think the gap is closing.

I just think the consistency has to happen at club level so it becomes a good habit when you're in Test match rugby. "Will Lynn get WRU backing? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sean Lynn's only victory in charge of Wales was a pre-World Cup win in Australia.

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Lynn succeed Ioan Cunningham as Wales head coach in January 2025 and is yet to taste anything other than defeat in a Six Nations match. In fact, under his leadership Wales have won just once in 15 Tests and speaking before the Italy defeat former Wales number eight Sioned Harries told the that questions over his future were already being asked. "He was successful with Hartpury, but he had no real experience of coaching at international level," said Harries.

"The expectations were high – we haven't had the results and I think it's more than fair that questions will be asked if the team loses on Sunday. "Following the latest loss on Sunday, Lynn said he felt the pain of another winless campaign but remained optimistic. But former Wales captain Rachel Taylor now believes the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) must address the issue of his future.

"I'd like to see the WRU come out and support him after this campaign, because it was a tough gig to take," she told Radio Wales Breakfast. "He's taken it with a development focus and now he needs the buy-in of the Union behind him and the backing of the Union to say 'yes' but also the investment. "This is his chance now to build his coaching staff, his team with new contracts and then give him another cycle to see if we can get results.

The story has climbed to the top of the sports agenda, with fans and analysts following closely.