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BLUES lock Bradley Davies is adamant the players must take full responsibility for their fifth defeat in a row.

The Welsh international defended under-fire coaches Gareth Baber and Justin Burnell after the Ospreys ended their hopes of reaching the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs.

Six Nations Grand Slam winner Davies spoke with typical honesty as he addressed the 33-12 defeat at Cardiff City Stadium.

“It’s easy to blame off-the- field things and who is leaving but it comes down to personal and team performances on it,” he said.

Davies, who was captain against the Ospreys, insisted: “We’re letting ourselves down.

“You can’t blame the coaches. We have been embarrassed by how we have played during the last couple of weeks. We have created an environment which is not good enough.

“No-one likes losing, especially against our arch-rivals the Ospreys. We competed well for 60 minutes and then kind of crumbled. Our scrum has been under pressure the last couple of weeks.

“It’s not down to a lack of effort – we’ve being banging them out in training.

“We’re a bit naive and inexperienced but the only way to improve it is on the training field.

“Personally, I’m a bit embarrassed and there are a lot of forwards embarrassed in the dressing room.

“We’ve got a lot of youngsters. They’re inexperienced at the moment. They have to learn ...