OK so the Rest of the World (ROW) team lost by 3 goals to England's 4, but what a thriller of a match it was - often hard to tell who were the professionals!
Gethin Jones, playing No. 2, was on the pitch for the whole match and looked fit in all senses of the word...... Played in defence in the first half - he was marking and tackling Alan Shearer!
"Alan Shearer losing out to Gethin Jones. Alan Shearer tackled by a Blue Peter presenter!"
Paddy Kielty called him 'an Adonis' and we got a good few seconds of our man with his top off......woo hoo!
"Everyone who is here had a dream of playing for their country in an international stadium"Gethin Jones pre-match
He took a great shot at goal in the second half when he was moved to mid-field
Gethin Jones, playing No. 2, was on the pitch for the whole match and looked fit in all senses of the word...... Played in defence in the first half - he was marking and tackling Alan Shearer!
"Alan Shearer losing out to Gethin Jones. Alan Shearer tackled by a Blue Peter presenter!"
Paddy Kielty called him 'an Adonis' and we got a good few seconds of our man with his top off......woo hoo!
"Everyone who is here had a dream of playing for their country in an international stadium"Gethin Jones pre-match
He took a great shot at goal in the second half when he was moved to mid-field
"Hit first time by Gethin Jones.
He really caught hold of that didnt he - some strike.
30 yds out really catching it cleanly.
Great technique but the ball just rising from its target!"
Swapping shirts with Alan Shearer at the end, Geth looked chuffed to bits - - the former England striker then went on to collect his medal wearing No.2 Jones - RESULT!
Maybe not as much of a dream as playing rugby for Wales at the Millennium Stadium, but it surely had to be up there.
Unfortunately (unless nobody told me) none of the GGs had been able to make it to the match (in 2 years time, Gethin, we will be there en masse!). However, there were some ladies there with t-shirts bearing various slogans, one of which included 'Welsh Wonder', and another about some alcoholic beverages.......no idea who they were, but WE will shortly be resplendent in black with pink GG logos.............................clearly observable at any future events!!!!
