1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffiancathyduncanhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/cathyduncan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7GWJ9noUWk"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2016/11/29/state-union-wales-autumn-assessment/">State of the union: Wales' autumn assessment</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2016/11/29/state-union-wales-autumn-assessment/embed/#?secret=7GWJ9noUWk" width="600" height="338" title="“State of the union: Wales' autumn assessment” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="7GWJ9noUWk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/George-North.jpg1027768ANOTHER autumn series has come and gone. What has this Wales side gained? Not a lot, really. If you had offered any Welsh fan three victories out of four before the first match with Australia, they would have taken it. But have three victories ever been celebrated more mutedly than Wales’ triumphs over Argentina, Japan and South Africa – indeed, only the third win over South Africa ever? The victories must be taken into context with a host of factors. […]