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     25 - 28   TO WALES                         TIM WILLIAMS         SEPT. 2015

IT WAS ON THE STROKE OF MINUTE THREE
DAN BIGGAR GAVE THE LEAD WITH A PENALTY,
WHILE 81,000 ODD WATCHED FROM THE STANDS
FARRELL ENGLAND'S FIRST PENALTY LANDS,
THEN HE MADE A GESTURE WITH FINGER AND HAND,
AS IF TO SAY, " TAKE THAT UP YOUR ARSE GLAND",
UP STEPS DAN ON MINUTE SIXTEEN,
WITH A FORTY TWO METRE KICK TO MAKE IT 6 - 3,
A DROP GOAL FROM FARRELL TIED UP THE SCORES
AND AGAIN THE THING WITH THE FINGER IN FRONT OF MY NOSE,
MAY GOT A TRY IN MINUTE 27,
THE TWICKER'S CROWD SANG THEIR CHARIOTS TO HEAVEN,
BUT MISTER BIGGAR AGAIN DID REPLY,
WITH A PENALTY KICK FROM THE 22 METRE LINE,
THE HALF TIME SCORE WAS 16 POINTS TO 9,
ALL WALES HELD IT'S BREATH AT THE SAME TIME

IT TOOK JUST FOUR MINUTES AFTER THE SECOND HALF BEGAN,
FOR FARRELL TO MAKE IT 19 - 9 MUN,
BUT IN THE 48TH MINUTE UP STEPS DAN BIGGAR,
TO CONVERT A PENALTY, BACK CAME HIS LEG AND HE PULLED THE TRIGGER,
AND SO IT CONTINUED TIT FOR TAT,
FARRELL WOULD SCORE THEN BIGGAR SCORED BACK,
IN THE 64TH MINUTE SCOTT WILLIAMS INJURED OFF,
MINUTES LATER LIAM'S HEAD IS NEARLY KICKED OFF,
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF PLAYERS IN THE RIGHT POSITIONS,
THERE'S TALK OF TOM JONES COMING ON, HOWLEY MAKES A DECISION,
TO BRING ON LLOYD WILLIAMS ANOTHER SCRUM HALF,
NOW WE HAVE TWO ON THE PITCH, IT'S BECOMING A FARCE,
AND THEN THERE CAME THE GLORIOUS TRY,
WHEN JAMIE PASSED THE BALL OUT WIDE,
LLOYD KICKED THE BALL ACROSS THE PITCH,
AND GARETH DAVIES WENT BETWEEN THE STICKS,
BIGGAR CONVERTS TO TIE UP THE SCORES,
AT 25 ALL WITH 8 MINUTES TO GO,
IN THE 75TH MINUTE DAN STEPS UP AGAIN,
AND AFTER STROKING HIS CHEST AND STROKING HIS HAIR,
SLOTS OVER ANOTHER ENORMOUS PEN,
NOW ENGLAND GET A PENALTY,
BUT DECIDE TO GO FOR 7 POINTS NOT THE 3,
WALES DRIVE THE LINE-OUT INTO TOUCH,
I THINK LANCASTER WILL REGRET THAT DECISION VERY MUCH,
THEN THE BALL COMES TO TOBY FALETAU,
OUT TO DAVIES, ON TO BIGGAR NOW,
WHO BOOTS THE BALL UP INTO THE CROWD,
I'VE NEVER HEARD THE WELSH NATION SHOUT SO LOUD,
THE GAME IS OVER IT'S ENGLAND 25 WALES 28,
ONLY BROKEN ENGLISH HEARTS AND CHARIOTS LEAVE THROUGH THE GATES,
BUT WHAT MISTER LANCASTER DID NOT KNOW,
AND WHAT THE WELSH PLAYERS DID NOT SHOW,
THAT DOWN IN A LITTLE PLACE CALLED TONDU, ( PRONOUNCED TONDEE )
IN A TINY DUSTY FACTORY,
THEY MAKE WELSH SCRUM HALF HANDS,
FROM VELCRO YOU SEE.