As the days wind down towards the World Cup in France, it's clear that there's a desire - certainly from Warren Gatland at least - for parallels to be drawn to the 2011 tournament.
On more than one occasion, he's referenced his first World Cup in charge of Wales as a marker of what he feels he can achieve.
There are some notable comparisons. Back in 2011, Wales had probably stagnated a little with an ageing group having moved past their peak, only for things to be freshened up by young faces by the time they reached New Zealand.
Even the captain was a new face, with a handful of caps, after the experienced previous skipper - a Scarlets hooker - was ruled out of the tournament through injury.
Starting to see the parallels?
Granted, the younger faces coming through in 2023 are perhaps as much a result of squad withdrawals and retirements as they are down to bold judgement.
But, for Matthew Rees being ruled out of the 2011 tournament, read Ken Owens missing out this time. With that, the captaincy is certainly up in the air after Owens had led Wales during the Six Nations.
In 2011, it was the 22-year-old, 14-cap Sam Warburton who Gatland turned to. Now, 12 years on, it's a player of a similar profile who Warburton believes is the 'front-runner' to be Gatland's next choice.
"Jac Morgan is probably the one who is touted most often, given his personality type, his performances for Wales and his injury history," Warburton told WalesOnline last week.
"Jac is probably the front-runner but time will tell."
Morgan, at 23, is a little older than Warburton was in 2011. With nine caps to date, he's also a little greener at Test level.
But there are clearly similarities between the pair. This isn't, after all, the first time Warburton has tipped Morgan to lead his country.
Earlier this year, he said: "He's got a great future. He has got the attributes - speed, strength, power, quality - and also his professionalism and mindset towards the game. He dominates in the physical contact, he does a lot of the unsung work, he is going to secure 20-30 rucks a game for you.
"He sounds like a character who could go on to be a Wales captain. I think there are some young contenders who you would be very confident to put the captaincy in their hands."
That's high plaudits indeed, but Warburton isn't the first to suggest Morgan could lead his country one day. Some of his team-mates at the Ospreys have indicated to WalesOnline that they wouldn't be surprised to see him captain Wales in France, while his coach at Aberavon, Jason Hyatt, had also earmarked him for the role previously.
Like Warburton in 2011, it would be a bold move. Morgan has captained Wales at U20s level, but he's not even into double figures with senior caps.
That is, in fairness, out of his control. Such are the pitfalls of rugby coaching, any number of decision can be billed as the one that cost a coach. For Wayne Pivac, not blooding enough youngsters would be high up on the list, as would not instilling enough confidence in the style of game he wanted to play.
One former international recently suggested it was dropping Adam Beard, but leaving out Morgan for the tour of South Africa because he wasn't big enough was certainly a tough pill to swallow.
Frankly, whenever Morgan played, he made an impact. His Test debut against Scotland provided Wales with their only victory in the 2022 Six Nations.
Later in that same tournament, he helped nearly turn around the match against England at Twickenham. Before he was brought on, Wales couldn't live with England's ball speed, but his introduction stemmed the tide.
Last autumn, he crossed for two tries against Australia and, despite a fairly sporadic first year in Test rugby, he was still voted Wales' player of the year by WalesOnline readers.
This year's Six Nations saw him in and out of the team as Gatland ripped his side up from week to week in a bid to find any sort of winning combination. But, whether it's on the blindside or openside, there's a sense that he's got a big part to play in France this year.
Some statistics put out by the United Rugby Championship show why he could be so vital.
As well as the obvious breakdown skills he brings, he's as punchy a carrier as you could wish for. Of all the players who made more than 50 carries in the league last year, he had the highest rate of carry dominance at 47%.
The biggest sticking point of Wales' captaincy at the World Cup is that it needs to be someone nailed on to start, which perhaps isn't easy to pinpoint right now.
More than than a few in the game have divulged that Wales simply need to find a place for Morgan in their side. If Gatland shares that viewpoint, he could easily follow in Warburton's footsteps later this year.
