Steve Hansen went looking for a winning climax to his reign as national coach as Wales faced Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship finale in Cardiff today.
Hansen, who is returning home to New Zealand to take up a coaching post with the All Blacks, had won just two of his previous 13 games in the championship since taking over just over two years ago.
The game at the Millennium Stadium would also be a memorable one for veteran lock Gareth Llewellyn, who was drawing level on a record 87 Welsh caps with Neil Jenkins.
But it was Italy who were confident of creating history believing they were capable of claiming their first-ever away victory in the Six Nations in a match which would decide who finished fourth.