We had hoped Dwayne would make it for Wasps but in the end he is another two weeks away from being fit.

It's as good as we could have hoped for. A two-point lead is fantastic.

Toulouse is a great fixture, but we'll have to increase the commitment levels a lot to compete.

We will consider the matter over the next few days because technically we could pick Dwayne against Bath. But that would go against the spirit of the agreement between the Welsh Rugby Union and the four regions over the release of players a week before internationals.

I nearly died with the peritonitis, but not the heart attack. The heart attack was like bad indigestion and two weeks later I was back in shouting at people. I was shouting at people during the heart attack. I had it for three days without realising what it was.

Best truly hoped to be here (to receive the prize himself) but as more weeks passed, the more we knew it would be impossible.