So it's Warren Gatland who is riding to the rescue for Welsh rugby. And whilst I obviously wish him the very best for the Six Nations and then the World Cup over the coming 10 months, it's what happens after that which will have the most significant bearing upon the future of the game here in Wales.
Once events at France 2023 have unfolded, it may well be Gatland moves upstairs, so to speak, in an overarching Director of Rugby role, where he seeks to make significant changes to the structure of the Welsh game.
That will involve a root-and-branch look at the four Welsh regions, who continue to underperform, and the Welsh Premiership as well. These are the issues that need fixing in order to underpin Welsh rugby moving forward, just as the old club game was the foundation for our great Wales team of the 1970s, a XV made up largely of us grizzly Pontypool forwards, Llanelli's brilliant backs and with the odd Cardiff player also in the mix to provide stardust.
