Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Leigh Halfpenny, with 352 Wales caps between them, were given a rousing farewell from international rugby as the Welsh beat the Barbarians 49-26 in Cardiff on Saturday.
A 53 000 crowd at the Principality Stadium cheered the trio to the rafters as Wales fullback Halfpenny scored five conversions while Jones captained a Barbarians side, that included flanker Tipuric, and notched up a try.
It was Wales' third consecutive win over the invitation side.
🫡 Alun Wyn Jones. Legend. pic.twitter.com/epaSYTdeh9
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Dewi Lake, Tom Rogers and Sam Costelow crossed for Wales in the first half before Taine Plumtree, Aaron Wainwright and Kieran Hardy contributed further tries.
The fixture also marked half a century since an epic match between Barbarians and New Zealand in Cardiff and a try by Gareth Edwards that has been voted the greatest in rugby history.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland included 12 members of his World Cup squad who reached the World Cup quarter-finals in France.
The Barbarians, coached by Scott Robertson and Eddie Jones, featured a number of players who played at the World Cup, including Australian trio Taniela Tupou, Rob Leota and Rob Valetini.
Gatland praised the "incredible" service of the three retiring Welsh players.
"For them to all have that game here in the stadium was incredibly special," he said.
Halfpenny, the third highest points-scorer for Wales, went off 14 minutes from time to huge applause.
He said: "It's a special day. I feel a huge honour and privilege to have worn this jersey for the last 15 years, I've loved every second.
"I'm going to miss it, I'm going to miss this place, but I'm hugely grateful to everyone who's helped me along the way."
Neges emosiynol Leigh Halfpenny ar ôl ei gêm olaf i Gymru 🏴
— S4C Rygbi (@S4CRygbi) November 4, 2023
DIOLCH 🙌
🏴 49 - 26 ⚔️
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The build-up to the game was overshadowed by the arrest of Barbarian Api Ratuniyarawa of Fiji.
The 37-year-old former London Irish player appeared in court on Saturday, after being charged with sexual assault in Cardiff on Tuesday.