On Walesonline Gwyn Jones fears for Wales ahead of their opening Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.
"Winning the first game of the Six Nations is always vital to set up momentum for the rest of the tournament, but sadly, I fear Wales will lose in Dublin tomorrow.
"If so, on this occasion everything is still not lost, given we have three home games to come and a match away to an in-transition England side.
"It would be great if Wales were to eke out a victory at the Aviva Stadium and I’m sure that Warren Gatland and his players will settle for nothing other than that.
"But, provided we produce a competitive performance, and the wheels do not come off completely as they have done in the past in Dublin, there will not be any disgrace in a narrow defeat."