The prime minister’s attendance at Twickenham in March, with Covid-19 taking hold in the UK, is a lingering image of the year
Back at the start of March, nine months, 17 days, and half a lifetime ago, England beat Wales at Twickenham. It was 33-30 and the score makes the game sound more memorable than it feels now. Reading back through the match reports, Justin Tipuric finished off a fine, galloping try from the kick-off at the start of the second half, Manu Tuilagi was sent off for a dangerous tackle on George North, and but really, all I recall is that Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds were there, two among the crowd of 80,000, and when they were picked out by the cameras and put up on the big screen, he put on an imbecile grin and gave everyone a great, cheery wave.
The photos of Johnson and Symonds, engaged and expecting, played well in the Tory papers the next day. The Daily Express described how the couple “braved” the virus to support England. Johnson’s social media team tweeted a few photos, too, with the jaunty caption: “Fantastic afternoon at Twickenham watching the rugby.”
Written by Andy Bull
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