Rugby evening headlines as Dai Young admits 'nightmare' has unfolded and Wales star back from broken face

Here's your rugby evening headlines for Monday, April 25.

Welsh rugby coach Dai Young has laid bare his frustration with Cardiff's struggles, describing his first full season back in Wales as "a nightmare".

Young's team have now lost three Welsh derbies in a row, including Saturday's home defeat against the Ospreys and a humiliating 49-14 setback against the Scarlets at the Arms Park. They sit 14th in the United Rugby Championship table with only the Dragons and Zebre below them.

Young has cut an increasingly frustrated figure in recent weeks, admitting he is unable to give the squad an overhaul as players had their contracts extended during Covid after taking pay cuts. He returned to the region in January last year, with hopes high he could turn around the side's fortunes.

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Following defeat to the Ospreys, he said: "People keep saying: 'Play the youngsters'. Well, what youngsters are they talking about?

"The youngsters we've got are playing. For us, it's about building. This season has been a nightmare to be quite honest with you and that's not just about results. The season has been stop-start and it's been a very difficult season, but it has been a very difficult season for everybody and you have to be careful because people will see that as an excuse.

"For us, we've got to get some momentum and some performances. If we get performances then we'll get wins."

He continued: "It's just where we are, isn't it? Nobody has got a magic wand, this is just where we are. We've just got to get better.

"We haven't got another 10 boys to come in, we haven't got 10 boys sitting in the stand. These boys realise where we are, they realise that none of us