There was no fairytale return for Warren Gatland in his first SIx Nations match back in charge of Wales. In fact, at half-time in the clash against Ireland at the Principality Stadium, the New Zealander must have thought he was in the middle of a nightmare.
Wales would eventually lose the tournament opener 10-34 after a significantly improved performance after the break but the afternoon would have been a wake-up call of epic proportions for all involved. The entrenched issues from the Wayne Pivac era won't be fixed overnight, that's for sure.
Facing the number-one team in the world in your first game back at the helm wasn't exactly ideal either. Here is what the UK and Irish media made of the encounter in the Welsh capital.
