# Wales captain admits team let themselves down

> Wales captain Dewi Lake says his team let themselves down in recent match.
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- Summary: Wales captain Dewi Lake says his team let themselves down in recent match. Wales captain Dewi Lake admits his team let themselves down in recent match due to…
- Keywords: wales, dewi lake, lineout, rugby, The Rugby Paper
- Source: The Rugby Paper — https://therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/496849/we-let-ourselves-down-a-lot-out-there-admits-captain-lake
- Author: The Rugby Paper Team
- Published: 2026-11-08T03:59:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: wales, dewi lake, lineout, rugby, sports
## Wales captain admits team let themselves down
Wales captain Dewi Lake admits his team let themselves down in recent match.

> There were massive parts of that game in which we let ourselves down.
## Lineout performance criticized
Wales head coach Steve Tandy says team was clunky and needed to be more clinical.
## Defensive lineout issue
Wales team struggled with lineout as top defensive lineout operators in world showed strong performance.

> They are the No.1 defensive lineout operators in the world and showed that today.
## Key takeaway

Wales captain Dewi Lake admits his team let themselves down in recent match due to poor lineout performance.