At least all that rain will wash the streets clean. By the time everyone is done in Cardiff, they will surely need it. The fans there had two good reasons for drinking on Saturday evening, which is two more than they really needed. The Irish were at it because they had a day they wanted to forget, the Welsh because they had one they never will.
It was as if the city was hosting a wake in one room and a wedding in another. In the end 25-7 was not quite a record score. Wales had won by more four times before but, hell, there cannot have been many games that played out so one-sided when the teams had seemed so evenly matched and had so much at stake.
Written by Andy Bull at the Principality Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/mar/16/alun-wyn-jones-wales-captain-six-nations-grand-slam-victory under the title “Alun Wyn Jones battles through pain to lead Wales to Six Nations glory | Andy Bull”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.