'I was actually planning that night out with Alex Cuthbert with ten minutes left of the game'
March 2013 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff has already long gone down in history as one of the best professional era days that Wales have ever enjoyed, the Gethin Jenkins skippered team hammering England 30-3 to snatch the Six Nations title away from Stuart Lancaster's charges.
The victory sparked unbridled joy on the streets of Cardiff and throughout Wales as the team had started the championship with a home loss to Ireland and were not expected to successfully defend the title they had won with a Grand Slam the previous year.
England were massively hyped up as favourites, coming into the finale in Cardiff with the Grand Slam up for grabs after they had beaten Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy.
However, while they only trailed 9-3 at the break, they were eventually blown away by an unstoppable Welsh ferocity that left Jamie Roberts devilishly planning his team's night out with Alex Cuthbert, their two-try hero, with ten minutes of the round five match still to play.
Appearing on the latest RugbyPass Offload show, the 97-cap Wales and Lions midfielder was asked to select his favourite rugby night out during a career that has also seen the 34-year-old play club rugby in Wales, England, France and South Africa.
"There is a few," said Roberts, warming to the theme. "The best ones I can't remember much. First cap is a big one (vs Scotland, 2008). I can't remember the night out after my first cap for Wales in Cardiff. Got carried home by my mates.
"Like Wales-England 2013 was big. Big, big night. I was actually planning that night out with Alex Cuthbert with ten minutes left of the game. That was awesome. We were having a chat about where we were going to go as England were kicking off after he scored the second try, which was quite good fun.
"That night was just immense, the whole of Cardiff was open to the lads. I ended up on the DJ decks in Revolution playing some songs.
"Sydney was pretty cool, that (2013) Lions tour. We ended up at a rooftop pool and bar, The Ivy. We had that whole area to ourselves. A few of the lads jumped into the pool in their suits and stuff, which was pretty good fun.
"There are so many good memories. Away games are brilliant. Playing European away games, they are some of the best weekends when you go over to France or Ireland, fly back the day after the game. You know as soon as the fixtures come out you always look for which ones have the potential to have a good trip away and capitalise on wherever you are going to be in the world."
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Were you shocked by Sexton trying to rip Barrett's head off when he scored that final try in that return game?
Sexton once again the beneficiary of incredible double standards. Some of the rules simply didn't apply to him. The referee even watched that replay about 5 times in slow motion to see if he grounded the ball. If an NZ player had made that tackle it would have been a yellow card.
Ireland led by Sexton were the biggest bunch of whingers to ever play the game. NZ's dislike of Ireland was not caused by losing to them, it was caused by the Irish players, commentators and media being such giant crybabies.
I genuinely think Ireland are the best team in the world, and I think they will beat the ABs on Friday, but they are by some distance the team I like the least, and I know many people, not just from NZ, who feel the same.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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