Take a slow train journey from Craven Arms in England to Llanelli in Wales, passing bucolic farmland, sleepy villages and centuries-old castles.

In the build-up to Ireland's trip to Cardiff, former Wales coach Robin McBryde appeared to have summed up what was wrong with Welsh rugby. "The biggest concern for me is rugby has lost its soul in ...

It was Ireland who triumphed and lifted the Triple Crown at the Principality Stadium this weekend but it was the Welsh fans who left the ground with - at last - some optimism in their hearts ...