Wales' Six Nations campaign started not with a bang, but with a whimper as they fell to a 34-10 defeat to Ireland in Cardiff.
Expectations were understandably low after 2022, but Warren Gatland's return as Wales coach never threatened to be anything other than a comfortable procession for the number one team in the world.
The question now is where Wales go, having bet on nearly 1,000 caps of Test experience doing the job in Saturday's curtain-raiser. Does Gatland, as he often has done, stick or does he twist with youth?
