Today's rugby headlines as Ireland international slams Wales' body language and players 'didn't know where they were going'

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Monday, February 7, after an action-packed opening Six Nations weekend.

Former Ireland winger Tommy Bowe believes Wales weren't thinking straight during their defeat in Dublin.

He points to the "frustrated" body language of the backs to illustrate his point, and joked that Wales' match with Italy at the end of the tournament would be one to watch out for.

"A lot of the Welsh backs, in particular, their heads were down, you could see the frustration," he told Rugby Union Daily. "They just weren't thinking straight, and that's what the big problem is - if you're not thinking straight in the Six Nations, you're going to make mistakes.

"They were probably lucky that Dan Biggar was captain because it probably kept a lid on him. The way the Welsh team played, I would have seen him having a complete strop."

Bowe added: "We have to ask, when do Wales play Italy? We're all going to keep an eye out for that one! Georgia will be licking their lips at that if there's a play-off for the Six Nations!"

Former England boss Clive Woodward has sympathised with Wales' current plight and backed them to recover in their home matches at the Principality Stadium in the coming weeks.

Wales are significantly hampered by injury in this tournament, with over 700 caps out of action.

Woodward feels it was inevitable that they would come a cropper eventually but thinks they will turn things around.

He wrote in his column for the Daily Mail: "I felt a little for Wales. They have gone to the well for too long, trying to overcome big injuries to key players, and there comes a moment when you hit a brick wall.

"Although Wales’s hopes of retaining their title are surely gone and a tricky tournament awaits, I