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Date Posted: 05:55:10 12/18/01 Tue
Author: Jules
Subject: Best day of my life and I missed the Howarth Try!!

Left from the local pub to go to Wembley on that beautiful day back in 1999, had a few beers in the pub before leaving, a few more on the way and a few more on the walk to Wembley. Eventually, we got there, missed the national anthem and sat down just to the left of the posts (when facing the pitch) in what turned out to be a rather pleasant (understatement of the year) spot to be seated!!!

The first half went ok, the two young children sitting in front of me and my mate Gareth were very entertained by the rugby and us, and every time Jenks kicked a penalty they went up in the air and were caught with a little less safety than Howarth could manage!!!

Half time came and it was my turn to get the beer, off I trundle only to find a queue that can only be described as as a 179 man scrum. Eventually, after using all my experience from playing in the back row (I am a centre by the way!!!) I get to the front and buy four beers (two each for those who can't count - sorry Swansea!) and as I turn to return to my seat I hear an almighty roar!!! I have missed the Howarth try!!! My friend has covered the front 5 rows in front of him with beer in a beer shower, the kids in the seats in front of us are drunk from drinking the spray, and I MISSED IT. So, I get back in time for the conversion....it goes over, the crowd go wild, the atmosphere is electric...and I missed the first try! Oh well, on with the game. Wales start to play some rugby now, England are now longer whipping our asses, then all I hear is.."Julian, Julian"...12 seats away in the same row low and behold MY BROTHER is sitting there!!!! It is amazing. Nearly 80,000 people in the stadium and he is there, 12 seats from me. The atmosphere build, injury time comes, the lineout goes Wales's way after what must have been the dodgiest penalty decision in history, but without a doubt the sweetest tasting! The ball is thrown in, off the lineout it comes then....BANG....where the hell did Gibbsy come from, oh my god....he is nearly there....what a sidestep and then.....HE'S OVER!!!!!!! OH MY GOD, Wembley explodes, the crowd go wild...in fact wild is an understatement. Then silence, we realise we are still a point behind, I can't watch. My head is in my hands, looking down, my mate watched with arms raised, then the kick comes, Jenks boot connects sweetly and through it goes!!!! Crazed welshmen sing every song they know and I am nearly in tears (joyous ones!)!!! After a scary few more minutes the full time whistle blows, I step on about 10 people and throw my little (he's a winger!) brother in the air, beer is being sprayed everywhere in celebration, again, wild is an understatement. We get more drunk, leave London and get back to the pub for an all night party behind locked doors!!! What a day.

In the centre pages of the Wales on Sunday, My mate Gareth with arms raised aloft in the centre of the crowd with me with my head in my hands unable to watch!!! GUTTED!!!

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