So just what is the Wales pecking order looking like right now on the back of the tour of South Africa? How are things looking in terms of squad depth for next season with a number of players set to become available again?
Rugby correspondent Simon Thomas surveys the scene and considers what the Welsh team is likely to look like come the start of the autumn campaign.
This is one position where Wales could really do with developing more depth. Liam Williams, now 31, was the only specialist full-back out in South Africa and keeping him fit through to the World Cup will be absolutely vital.
Johnny McNicholl will return to offer a seasoned alternative, but he is 32 in September while Leigh Halfpenny will be 34 later this year and is still rehabbing from the horrendous knee injury he suffered 12 months ago.