WXV Global Series: Lynn still positive despite Wales’ USA setback

Head coach Sean Lynn says he is still seeing the positives despite Wales’ narrow WXV defeat to USA.

Wales had gone into the game full of confidence after their eight-try mauling of South Africa, but failed to produce a repeat performance in front of the Cardiff Arms Park faithful.

The first half was encouraging enough, with Wales clawing back a 14-point deficit, but hopes of a second-half resurgence were short-lived amid a string of individual errors that allowed The Eagles to emerge 26-24 winners.

But as Wales head into their week off ahead of next month’s double-header against Japan, Lynn said he has seen enough progress.

“I saw some grit, I saw some effort there,” he told BBC Sport.

“Before, when we were 21-7 down, I would have seen heads drop, but we’re in a good place and came back. Now it’s about us learning how to see games off and going back to the simple things we’re doing well.”