Wales pay price for not using their nut to crack South Africa sledgehammer | Dean Ryan

Loss of collective nous against unsubtle Springboks means injury-hit Welsh miss out on World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa have their semi-final because, finally, the Welsh injuries counted. Not because of the lost skills, more the lost collective nous. Wales paid the penalty for playing too much of the game in their own territory and for taking too long to work out Wayne Barnes, the referee.Barnes is not a radical, he’s just accurate – and if you’re playing under him it’s your responsibility to get to terms with him. By the time Wales had got their heads around the way the breakdown was being re…