As if the challenge of turning around Wales' fortunes wasn't hard enough, Warren Gatland will have to do it without at least five of his senior players who have decided to call time on their international careers a mere three months out from the Rugby World Cup.
Alun Wyn Jones, Josh Navidi, Ross Moriarty, Justin Tipuric, and now Rhys Webb, would have likely been an integral part of Gatland's plans this summer.
To put it into perspective, that's 393 caps worth of international experience.
