Unfortunately, Wales’ Rugby World Cup ended with a defeat to Argentina in Marseille, but I think the players can hold their heads high because they exceeded the expectations of most people who came out of their group. Warren Gatland did a fantastic job, as did the players, in responding to him. Overall, I think the World Cup was a great success.

I think we have some direction now, although again we are doing pretty well on the basics. The players obviously trust this new direction and that is the key.

The problem against Argentina was that we played within ourselves and cleared the ball too much. We lost a little bit of momentum because we cleared the ball and a lot of times they gave it back to us.

Suddenly we gave in to the pressure and gave them momentum, whilst when we moved the ball we looked dangerous. We attacked well throughout the group stage and took advantage of some opportunities, but in the end it all comes down to game management and momentum, which we didn’t have against the Pumas.

Against good teams we weren’t able to recover as much and that was our mistake against Argentina, although we didn’t take advantage of our opportunities either. Against teams that hit as hard as us, we can play a territorial game and support our defense.

But when we play against better teams like France, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland, if we win the ball from them and see them go through stages, I think it would be difficult for us.

The important thing is that we make the most of this World Cup campaign. What we have to improve is our recycling, maintaining our phases and maintaining ownership. If we kick, we kick to compete.

Looking to the future, I think outside the middle is where we need to develop players because Gareth Enscombe is going to Japan and Dan Biggar is retiring and Rhys Patchell is going to New Zealand, so suddenly there is very little in the tenth team. position.

Sam Costelow has been given the nod and that’s great, but they will have to continue to develop him at Scarlets and internationally. We are also free at full-back and this is not the first time I have mentioned this, and we also need to develop #8 more. The only problem we have in Wales is strength in depth.

We’ve been here before, but I think it’s incredibly important in the coming years to find a way to fix the regional game. I don’t see why players need to go to a camp in Wales to get fit for international rugby.

They should try to achieve this level of fitness while in their regions. My concern is that these players return to their regions, with the financial situation they are in they will not compete at the level they need in the URC, but one thing they can do is be as good as everyone else.

We need to put a lot of emphasis on player development in the future. It will be very interesting to see what happens in the coming years until the next World Cup to see what strength we have in the different positions.

One of the reasons why regions are struggling is finances and if you don’t want to sign good players, you need to put a lot of emphasis on developing young people. If the development is not up to par, you will have problems with that too, right?

The boys did really well at the World Cup, where we were in the Six Nations, and although we are disappointed we didn’t make it to the semi-finals, we exceeded all expectations. But the reality now is that they are returning to regions that are underfunded compared to other regions, so it will be interesting to see where the development money goes and how many young people go there.

That’s the key for me. If you do not have the financial resources to compete with other URC parties, your development must be correct.

Let’s hope that the financial situation in the regions improves and that the right people are appointed, otherwise the hole will be even bigger in the coming years. I have to say that I really enjoyed the other World Cup quarter-finals.

Ireland-New Zealand, along with France-South Africa, were on a level unlike anything we have seen for a long time. I thought Ireland were better against New Zealand, but the All Blacks were very clinical and have players who can score from scratch.

You have your Barrett hitting and trapping and your Richie Mo’unga making the break in the first phase. That’s the difference with the All Blacks because they can make things out of nothing and that’s why they will always be a threat.

Some defensive lapses cost Ireland the game. I also thought France were the better team, but South Africa were very clinical.

It’s about managing and running games. I don’t think the semi-final between England and South Africa will be as one-sided as people think because it will be uncomfortable for the Springboks.

England cannot be completely written off because they have the fundamentals to compete with anyone in the world. But I think South Africa and New Zealand will reach the final and the Springboks are now big favorites to retain their World Cup title.

You can watch Jonathan on S4C during the World Cup and all episodes are also available on S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer. Watch every Wales Rugby World Cup game live on S4C.