11.   Welsh team doctor Roger Edwards said the team will lack both wing Nigel Walker and full-back Tony Clement when it faces Scotland in two weeks.

12.   Welsh team doctor Roger Edwards said the team will lack both Walker and Clement when it faces Scotland in two weeks.

13.   After a brief visit to the dressing-room, the Welsh team reappeared to further acclaim from the terraces.

14.   Tony Clement has been drafted in to the Welsh team to play Italy at Cardiff Arms Park next Wednesday as Gareth Llewellyn takes over the captaincy.

15.   The imminent return of Gibbs and Bateman is good news for for the Welsh national team.