With the Six Nations just a matter of weeks away, Warren Gatland will be spending a large chunk of his Christmas putting plans in place to drag Wales back out of the doldrums once again.
At the top of his list will be whether to chop and change the backroom staff he has inherited from Wayne Pivac, but Gatland will also ponder the captaincy.
Every successful international side has a strong leader, someone who can galvanise his team-mates especially when the chips are down.
