sporting wales issue ten Cover story - jamie roberts
Many football commentators were shocked when Wales captain Ashley Williams was booed by his own fans at the Cardiff City Stadium in a 3-0 win, but an earlier meeting in the team hotel held the biggest surprise for the Swansea defender.
For that meeting on the second morning of Wales’s preparation to face Scotland was when manager John Toshack offered the captain’s armband to Williams. “I am still shocked to this day,” admitted the likeable Swan.
It resulted in a surreal reaction from fans in Cardiff as Welsh captain Williams – and Swansea teammate Joe Allen - were booed, while Scotland striker Ross McCormack, a Bluebirds player, was cheered.
SportingWales - The National Sport Magazine For Wales
ashley williams
Regular captain Craig Bellamy was injured but Williams had not expected to be named as captain. Tosh had different ideas, though.
Martyn Williams
It shows the respect with which the Wales and Lions flanker is held round rugby as he enters his Testimonial season at the Blues...
liz johnson
Many athletes fly out to warm climates abroad to gain the advantages of altitude training - but Welsh Paralympic champion Liz Johnson has a new, novel way of reaching thousands of feet into the sky - without actually leaving the ground.
jon bryant
There are those for whom sport is a business, others for whom business is a sport, but former Wales international Jon Bryant is involved in a chain which has taken the sport of rugby almost as a business model.
neil francis
In the era of the professional sportsman and manager, Cardiff Devils bench coach Neil Francis is something of an anomaly.
support sportingwales
Add SportingWales to your site by downloading and inserting this file. No coding or linking is required, just add this flash file and your away! It will automatically be updated every edition with the new cover!
