Head Coach Warren Gatland said Wales' series of wounds were no resistance for their 23-19 World Cup quarter-last annihilation by South Africa.
Wales drove 13-12 at the break yet Fourie du Preez's attempt with five minutes staying edged it for the Springboks.
Backs Tyler Morgan and Dan Biggar in addition to hooker Scott Baldwin joined Wales' rundown of harmed players amid the diversion.
"We would prefer not to come up with any reasons. South Africa won... what's more, we weren't sufficient to win," said Gatland.
"Toward the day's end South Africa did what South Africa do. They got one chance and they took it and that was the outcome."
Prior to the competition, bleeding edge stars focus Jonathan Davies, full-back Leigh Halfpenny and scrum-half Rhys Webb were lost to long haul wounds.
Amid the World Cup, Davies' kindred outside focuses Scott Williams and Cory Allen were likewise constrained out of activity.
On top of that, Wales lost wings Liam Williams and Hallam Amos.
Biggar's troubled way out
Fly-half Biggar went off the field just before the scrum which prompted South Africa's attempt.
The player protested with WRU restorative administrator Prav Mathema and group specialist Geoff Davies, however Gatland sponsored the choice.
"That is a restorative call," he said. "They took him off the field for a head harm appraisal it appeared as though he'd got somewhat of a thump, he looked temperamental on his feet.
"He clearly felt that he was OK, yet we bolster our restorative group 100% so there's no issues on that from the instructing set-up."
Captain has no second thoughts
'We knew it was going to boil down to fine edges," said captain Sam Warburton.
A "pleased" Warburton likewise bemoaned what he felt was an untimely end to the battle.
"It's a calm changing room - it's elusive the words, it's all so crude," he said. "It feels untimely with two weeks of the opposition left. We've been as one since June and each one of those difficult camps… it's over, done and cleaned.
Warburton lauded the players who had come into supplant the setbacks, saying: "The fellows who've ventured in have made a fabulous showing. This could be the last World Cup for a large portion of us, yet we go out without any second thoughts."
Warburton was sent off in Wales' 9-8 World Cup semi-last thrashing by France in 2011, and after this most recent dissatisfaction said: "Ideally I will be around when one of these tight ones goes our direction
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