Welsh fans gave three legends the perfect farewell with Wales beating the Barbarians 49-26 in a try fest under the roof of the Principality Stadium.
Leigh Halfpenny gave a faultless performance with his boot before departing to a rousing reception in the 65th minute while Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric wore the famous black and white hoops of the Baa-Baas in their international swansongs..
By the time Halfpenny departed the scene, he hadn’t missed a shot at goal all game to savour every last drop of emotion pouring from his faithful fans when he left the pitch for the last time in a Wales jersey.
Wales scored three tries in the first half and followed up with four more in the second to give Halfpenny the perfect send-off while Jones got the loudest cheers of the game when he stretched out to score the Barbarians third try of the game in the 50th minute in a man of the match performance.
Early patience was rewarded for Wales when Dewi Lake powered over in the third minute. Halfpenny rifled the conversion through the posts to put Wales 7-0 ahead.
Adam Beard unexpectedly received a yellow card in the 11th minute and almost immediately Wales were made to pay when Fijian Simione Kuruvoli darted over.
Corey Domachowski and Halfpenny underwent running repairs to stay on the pitch in what was a physical opening quarter.
Wales winger Tom Rogers was the recipient of a backwards flick pass between his legs by George North to stroll over out wide in the 30th minute. Halfpenny added the extras to put Wales 14-5 ahead.
Welsh discipline was a bit ragged at times, but they kept plugging away and they were celebrating a third try when halfbacks Tomos Williams and Sam Costelow combined superbly for the Cardiff scrum half to chip over the BaaBaas defence and the Scarlets flyhalf caught it on the fly to dive over. Halfpenny added the extras to give Wales handy 21-5 lead at the break.
Angus Bell dazzled with some pace and guile with a deft chip for Tipuric to force Williams into a mistake and Kuruvoli was on hand to touch down for his second try of the match. Sanchez’s conversion brought the scores to 21-12.
The Baa-Baas were back in the hunt when Jones scored his touchdown and suddenly with 30 minutes remaining, it was a two-point ball game.
Taine Plumtree darted through a gap to score Wales’s fourth converted try to put the home side 28-19 ahead.
Asafo Aumua got a yellow card for a late tackle on Aaron Wainwright and while he was riding pine, Wainwright ploughed over to add salt to the wounds.
The Barbarians hit back when Tom Hooper grabbed a poor dropout from his own goal-line by Williams as the breathless affair continued at pace.
Kieran Hardy pounced for two late converted tries to put the icing on the cake in an 11-try extravaganza which proved a fitting finale for three Wales legends.
