Wales' autumn opener against New Zealand marked the first Welsh rugby international since the death of the voice of Welsh rugby, Eddie Butler.
The former Wales captain and highly-respected broadcaster died suddenly in his sleep aged 65 in September, on a fundraising trek in Peru. His death prompted an outpouring of grief among not just his family, friends and colleagues, but the wider Welsh public (and beyond) who had taken in some of Welsh rugby's finest moments in the company of Butler, on commentary.
A special tribute was paid to both Butler and Welsh rugby legend Phil Bennett inside a packed Principality Stadium on Saturday. Wales' autumn curtain-raiser against the All Blacks was also the first time the men in red have played at home since Bennett's death aged 73 in June, with Wales having toured South Africa in July.
