Whether we lose by one point or whether we lose by 40 points, it's demoralising as a nation.
But we are humble in both defeat and victory, and will just move on after the loss to England.
The crucial turning point was when Nugget - Martyn Williams - got sin-binned.
We were kind of still in the game, but you can't really win an international match with 14 players. It's tough enough with 15.
To go one man down made it a really tough hill for us to climb. But the boys dug in and, as always, I'm proud of them.
We can't make the sin-binning an excuse for losing. We didn't really stamp ourselves on the game in the second half, especially the last 20 minutes.
England were turning us over and keeping possession the way we like to do it!
As a team we're close-knit, we've proved that on numerous occasions.
If you go back three years when we lost in Italy, we stayed tight together - and whether we lose or whether we win, that strong bond will continue.
The great thing about the Six Nations is that we have another chance to get back into the tournament, when we face Scotland at the Millennium Stadium next weekend.
Every team has some tough assignments in every championship. Who knows, Wales could be sitting on top of the table again.
MMIX
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