But the Wales head coach ended the game feeling proud of the way his team fought back to almost pull off the greatest comeback in the history of the Six Nations.
Despite conceding another try at the start of the second half that made it 27-0, somehow Dafydd Jenkins side made it 27-26 by the end.
“I think I have got to apologise for the first half. It’s probably one of the worst first half performances, 40 minutes in my whole rugby career as a coach.
“We were terrible, shocking. The discipline was poor, and we didn’t nail some things.
“The message at half-time was to do what we wanted to do in the first, bring some tempo, play with a bit of intensity and play some rugby, nothing flashy.
“I think some guys came off the bench and had some impact. We were so slow in the first half, things like opportunities for quick taps to get us back in the game.
“The players should be disappointed with the first half but proud for the second half. They didn’t throw in the towel in and could have won the game.
“To do what we did, be 27-0 down, other teams might have shown less character and started to think about next week. We didn’t do that.
“The team kept fighting and put themselves in a position to win. That showed real character”
