Wales flanker has opted for an unconventional route to his place in the back row against South Africa
There are a lot of Welshmen who dreamed of playing in a match like this back when they were kids. But Aaron Wainwright, who will, was not one of them. When he was little he wanted to be a professional footballer. He spent six years in Cardiff FC’s academy, learning to be a defensive midfielder, “a Roy Keane type, I loved to get stuck in”.
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Written by Andy Bull in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/26/aaron-wainwright-wales-south-africa-rugby-world-cup under the title “Aaron Wainwright takes path from muddy Whitehead to fields of dreams”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
