So here we are. After three years of trying to move on from Warren Gatland under Wayne Pivac, we're back with the man who led Wales between 2008 and 2019.
Some 1,130 days since declaring it would break his heart if Wales ever returned to the doldrums, he's now here again to try to rescue them from the current depths. Comforting? Exciting? Underwhelming? How he goes about turning Wales around will be, if nothing else, fascinating.
He returns, of course, without trusted lieutenant Shaun Edwards, who will now be a rival of Gatland's as he continues to make France a menacing force ahead of their home World Cup next year. At some point, Edwards might coach Wales, but it won't be for a while.
