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Great day in Cardiff/Munich remembered

Posted by Rob Irvine on February 11, 2008 8:23 AM | 

It's amazing how convincing three pints of lager and the best part of 70,000 cheering fans can be.
From my seat at the Millennium (and from my view of the big screen) I would have staked my mortgage on the legitimacy of Shane Williams' second try. On more sober reflection, and the evidence of further viewing, I am not so sure.
Having said that, who cares? It was a blistering break that deserved a try - and I was there to see it and the victory over Scotland (thanks to S4C for the invitation) and to witness Wales put themselves in the top tier of the Six Nations.
Showing a rare moment of iron will, I managed to drag myself away from licensed premises to enjoy Saturday night at St David's Hall and a breath-taking concert of Prokofiev and Stravinsky with the Philharmonia Orchestra. It certainly seemed to cheer up the man in the kilt in the row behind me.
Sunday morning completed a perfect weekend - just one tractor and not a single caravan all the way from Cardiff to Llandudno Junction with sunny mountain views all along the A470.

So no surprises about our sports coverage today with the national rugby side featuring prominently on the front page too. I am very impressed with the back page and the sea of red and blue scarves at Old Trafford during the well-observed silence for the victims of the Munich crash. Spare a thought for the other victims of the crash - eight journalists also died on that awful afternoon 50 years ago.


 

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