Wales flanker Josh Navidi believes his side can bounce back from three consecutive defeats and end the 2020 Guinness Six Nations on a high against Scotland on Saturday.
Wayne Pivac’s side are winless since the opening weekend of the Championship after going down 33-30 to 14-man England at Twickenham last weekend, as Navidi made his return from a hamstring injury that had ruled him out since January.
And despite now tasting defeat to Ireland, France and Eddie Jones’ side, Navidi is confident that Wales are heading in the right direction under new boss Pivac, and will head into this weekend full of optimism.
“We can take some positives, but we have to look back at it and put the wrongs right ready for Scotland next Saturday,” the Cardiff Blues man said.
“Going into the changing rooms (at half-time) we knew it was a big deficit, but you never think you are out of the game.
“Getting that try early in the second-half, we were in a good place, and there are some positives to take from that second-half. Maybe an extra five minutes on the clock, we would have been all right.
“We are not in a bad place. We are still building, the boys are still getting used to the systems. It was just the first-half let us down.
“We can take some positives from that game and just keep moving forward. It’s obviously a new regime, and hopefully we can just keep building.”
The aim to finish the Championship on a high against Scotland is a mantra that has been echoed around the Wales camp after losing three matches in a Guinness Six Nations campaign for the first time since 2007, with Hadleigh Parkes offering the same sentiments.
You just have to look at their Round 4 victory over France for proof of the threat Gregor Townsend’s side will pose this weekend, but Parkes believes Wales can come out of the clash at Principality Stadium with their heads held high.
“They have got a big physical pack, a good back-line as well and ball-carriers across the park,” the 32-year-old said.
“We know them pretty well, and they know us pretty well. There was a bit of banter flying about, a few words.
“We are back at home. We don’t like losing at home. It’s going to be a tough game against Scotland. We just want to go out there and make sure we finish on a high and put in a good performance in front of our own fans.”
