That is not to say the Azzurri trio did not have their moments, but Polledri was quieter than we have to come to expect, which is a testament to the Wales back row.

Wales have so many back-row options that Pivac could name three opensides if he fancied, or even none, but for now he seems to be happy with the balance in Saturday’s trio.

In Dublin we saw Ireland mix things up, for five minutes at least, as CJ Stander reverted back to blindside, where he first broke through for Ireland.

He is arguably equally comfortable there or at No.8, but it was interesting to see Andy Farrell give Caelan Doris a go, presumably in search of a slightly more dynamic feel to his back row.

Sadly for Doris, we got very little opportunity to see how that might look, but if the increased competition was what drove Stander to produce a display like he did on Saturday, then Farrell will have two great options at No.8, and that is before we mention the injured Jack Conan.

Doris’ injury meant we saw the tried and tested set-up of Peter O’Mahony back at six and Josh van der Flier on the other flank, and in a game where you spent long periods defending in your own territory, it is hard to think of many better suited. It will be interesting to see if Farrell sticks with those calls against Wales next week.

In Dublin their tactics worked against Scotland, who will nevertheless have been delighted with Nick Haining’s debut.

The powerful Edinburgh man stepped seamlessly onto the international stage and provides some of the bulk that Scotland have been lacking, even if they still failed to get over the try-line from close range.

The interesting dilemma for Gregor Townsend will come when Magnus Bradbury is back fit again. Arguably he, Hamish Watson and Jamie Ritchie are Scotland’s three best back rowers, but the question is whether you can fit them all in together.

There are some players who have the versatility to play across the back row, with Steyn and Josh Navidi the first to come to mind.

For others, moving them negates their greatest strengths.

It is up to the coach to know which is which and select accordingly.