Alun-Wyn Jones has acknowledged there will be a case of deja vu after Wales suffered their 21st successive defeat against major southern hemisphere opposition.
Leigh Halfpenny has warned that Wales will need "to be on the money for 80 minutes" this weekend in their pursuit of a prize that has eluded them for six painful years.
In stark contrast to Round 1, there are ten games in the November Internationals 2014 Round 2 and if you get through this round with a 100 per cent record then as Fitzy used to say, "full credit".
Prop Adam Jones and fly-half James Hook have both been left out of a 34-man squad for next month's Tests against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa.
He may be presently recovering from ankle surgery but Bristol back-rower Ryan Jones is refusing to rule out a return to international rugby with Wales despite dropping down into the Greene King IPA Championship this season.
For 22-year-old George North the rise to international rugby stardom has been a remarkable, and explosive one and last year was no exception to this as the giant winger helped Northampton win the Aviva Premiership with his first season in the league.
Wales and Lions prop Adam Jones announced his decision to move regions from the Ospreys to Cardiff Blues on Tuesday and, today, the big forward has explained his reasons for doing so with an open letter to the Ospreys supporters.
Wales and British and Irish Lion prop Adam Jones has rejected a contract extension from the Ospreys and, instead, signed for regional rivals Cardiff Blues.