This weekend, 23 Wales players will potentially be playing for Wayne Pivac’s job - assuming no decision has been taken on that front and his future as Welsh coach will be mulled over in an autumn series review.
It’s quite a responsibility for all of them to have.
Welsh rugby has been here before, of course. Rewind to August 2003 and this writer's landline rang at the old South Wales Evening Post offices in Swansea. “Steve Hansen will be sacked if Wales lose tomorrow,” said the voice on the other end of the line.