As Rio Dyer sent the ball flying into the Stadio Olimpico stands, George North punched the air wildly in delight. Then, for good measure, he did it again.
Elsewhere around the pitch in Rome, those in red simply embraced as much out of relief as anything else. At the fourth attempt, Wales had finally delivered Warren Gatland a victory on his second spell in the job.
Of course, this was for the collective them more than just any one person. As the dust refuses to settle on the strike action that never happened and the fallout from that, the comment from Gatland over a "significant split" in the squad probably only served to pour fuel on the notion that all is not well in camp.
In the week, Justin Tipuric told his team-mates they have to get back to enjoying it. And so, once the victory had sunk in, the sight of 30-odd Welsh players gathered around on the pitch, smiles on faces as they performed a silly little clapping routine to break up the huddle, was a welcome one.
After the testing weeks they've endured, the players can enjoy this however it came.
That enjoyment was evident in North's celebrations or their post-match huddle, but Gatland had spoken about being more visibly positive with their body language - celebrating the little things more often.
And throughout the 80 minutes, it was clear that Wales were doing their best to be their own cheerleaders after that public instruction from Gatland. So often at any break in play, Liam Williams would race from wherever he was on the pitch to give his forwards a pat on the back.
And when Rio Dyer got over for an early try, 13 other red jerseys raced across to him to congratulate the young winger. Rhys Webb, who had put the speculative kick in for the score, celebrated like he'd just headed in the winner in an FA Cup quarter-final, pumping his arm skywards on the run towards Dyer.
Just one Welsh player was missing. Captain Ken Owens instead slowly walked back over halfway, stopping for a second to give out a clap towards his side that appeared to be infused with weeks of pent-up frustration.
As the Welsh players eventually strode past him, he'd offer a sage bit of advice. As try-scorer Dyer strolled by, Owens just gave a simple thumbs up.
It was the same routine for all but one of Wales' other scores. When Liam Williams and Taulupe Faletau dotted down, Owens was already back on halfway - seemingly preparing what he was about to say.
The only time the pattern changed was when he was directly involved in the score, instead being left to remonstrate with the officials to ensure a penalty try was awarded.
But still, Wales kept doing their best to put on a display, whether that was Josh Adams raising his arms aloft like Rocky Balboa at the top of the steps outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art when Williams had won a breakdown penalty or Dafydd Jenkins handing out high fives like an over-eager supply teacher after a scrum penalty.
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For Italy's part, everything that did go wrong, went wrong. At the end of the first-half, frustrated at his side conceding a penalty that robbed them of one last chance before the break, Edoardo Padovani trudged off the pitch - only to realise that Wales hadn't actually kicked the ball off the park. Sheepishly, he walked back on, if only for a matter of seconds.
As the match got a little nervy at the end, thanks in part to Italy taking a couple of second-half chances and then butchering about a dozen more, Wales' acts of PDA - public displays of acclamation - became few and far between.
North did his best when he came on, getting into his forwards with the odd pat on the back, while young Joe Hawkins did similar in the dying minutes. But, you did almost sense Wales feared getting dragged back into some of the darker days they've experienced over the last 12 months.
When Scott Baldwin went off injured, Owens was retrieved from the replacements' bench. The long walk along the sideline, almost a trudge, had the look of a man who didn't really want to go back on just as the tide was turning.
But, Wales' players, to their credit, stuck in there. Whooping and hollering has never really been their trademark, which showed when the pressure came on.
As the penalties piled up, perhaps there wasn't enough vocal encouragement from one another. But actions speak louder than words sometimes.
And, on this occasion, those defiant actions of working for each other saw Wales hold on.
And then after, when the pressure was off, it became apparent that, after a nightmarish six or seven weeks, Wales have maybe found a shred of enjoyment again.
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