We'll use the pain of record-breaking defeat as means of motivation, insists Lake

CAPTAIN Dewi Lake claimed Wales would be motivated rather than deflated by their embarrassing drubbing to South Africa.

- By David Powell

Records tumbled like dominoes during an overwhelmingly one-sided Cardiff clash that saw the world champions rack up 73 unanswered points and led to yet more soul-searching in Welsh rugby.

Among them was Wales’ largest-ever home defeat, eclipsing England’s 68-14 Six Nations win that had only stood for eight months.

It was also the first time Wales had failed to score in a home Test in Cardiff since 1967, although they were ‘nilled’ earlier this year when losing 43-0 to France in Paris.