While the Welsh nation is already starting to dream of a Grand Slam decider against France on 15 March in Cardiff, the players are firmly grounded and fretting over dropped balls, missed tackles and misplaced passes.

BBC: Fear drives Wales team forward

But his popularity in the Emerald Isle sunk last year following comments before the crucial Grand Slam match when he proclaimed that his Wales players disliked the Irish team more than any other nation.

BBC: Ireland v Wales

Many had tipped Murray to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry in 1936 - and for the foreseeable future he remains the nation's premier hope to do so - but he will have to wait at least another year for another chance on home soil.

BBC: Fans proud of Murray effort