The feeling among Welsh fans was that something was afoot, that they could deny England a grand slam at Wembley
Wembley is on loan but today it really must belong to Wales for the final Five Nations game of the 1999 tournament. With Cardiff’s sporting Asgard being rebuilt, the ageing London edifice teems with scarlet-clad fanatics determined to see English noses rubbed in their own hallowed turf. Tom Jones leads the choir with a lusty Bread of Heaven, stood alongside that cheeky bard of the valleys Max Boyce. Clear London skies cast long shadows in the late April afternoon.
The feeling shared among the Welsh is that something is afoot, that Graham Henry’s men could poop the party and deny England a grand slam at the site of their footballing brethren’s greatest sporting triumph, 1966 and all that. How wonderful that would be.
Written by Andy Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/03/my-favourite-game-wales-v-england-five-nations-1999 under the title “My favourite game: Wales v England, Five Nations 1999”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
