Wales weather Railway station resembles a pond as torrential rain hits Wales Wales is set for a wet and windy week. Swansea University Student with Asperger's suspended from Swansea University which claims she's 'too unwell' Her father has claimed the decision is 'draconian' and like something from the 'dark ages'. Wales News Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and M4 updates Wednesday, December 19 All the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the country.
Port Talbot People think Banksy has been to a Welsh town and left this amazing piece of art The artwork has appeared on the back of a garage. Swansea University Student with Asperger's suspended from Swansea University which claims she's 'too unwell'. Cynon Valley Live updates as flooding blocks busy Valleys railway line Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Cardiff Owner of hotel at centre of St Mary Street evacuation speaks out. Courts Thousands of child abuse images including rape of four-year-olds found on man's phone There were more than 32, files on his phone - and police have only examined a tiny fraction of them.
Register or log in to read this and other rugby articles. It's free and easy to do.
Rhondda Teen dies and another in hospital as police issue dangerous drug warning Police fear it is linked to a 'lethal' batch of drugs circulating the Rhondda. Caerphilly Army Cadet Sergeant sexually assaulted teenager in the shower Nigel Walton, from Caerphilly, had initially denied groping the cadet as he helped clean off his camouflage.
Cantonian High School The latest plans to rebuild and expand Cardiff secondary schools. Cardiff University 'Hardworking, likeable' young climber named as man who died in Ben Nevis fall. New Zealand full-back Mils Muliaina is his next victim - another to be cut in two in the same passage - before the ball is worked out for Wales centre Sonny Parker to dive over. Five minutes into the second half, Williams is over for a try himself as Wales take a lead. It's the first time in history a Welsh side has put four tries past an All Black one. And this from a supposedly second string Hansen selection.
Alas, they fail to hold onto the lead, succumbing For many though, it's the game of the tournament. Aussie commentators are intertwining mentions of Williams' name with superlatives by the final whistle. I started enjoying my rugby again. Over the next eight years, Williams would take his cap tally up to He'd become Wales' record try scorer.
He'd tour twice with the Lions in and , and also make a cameo appearance on the tour. But for all his accomplishments on the field, it's an event off it on another November evening - also a Sunday - which is the highlight. As he has attested to in interviews previously, being crowned IRB World Player of the Year is the zenith of his rugby days. There was no warning.
He never said me, I never said him. It was one of those situations where when it happened, I really couldn't believe it. It was just incredible.
Having retired from Wales duty in , Williams finished up with the Ospreys in the summer of , having agreed to move into the coaching ranks with the Swansea-based region. South Wales was all Williams had never known.
Shane Williams returns for one last hurrah but urges: 'Don't call it a comeback'
His entire life and career had been spent there. Moves to the Top 14 in France had regularly been turned down. He's a home-bird in every sense of the term. Yet he would soon pitch up in Japan of all places.
‘I’ve had the best time of my life’ :Shane Williams
Not so much stepping out of his comfort zone, as hurtling 6, miles away from it. Again, she thought it was a joke. It was completely off the cuff, but I absolutely loved it. Due to complications with schooling, Williams' wife Gail and two kids moved back to Wales after six months. A dynamic he says made up the only negative of his time in the Far East. But doorstep to doorstep in the UK was 24 hours.
BBC One - Shane: For the Love of the Game
At times I almost couldn't take how nice these people were being. It was almost overwhelming. You're training, you're playing. It was very different for her. The next Rugby World Cup takes place in , in Japan.
Accessibility links
As a man who immersed himself in the country for three years, Williams is the ideal person to fill people in on what to expect. And I mean that in a good sense. The culture, the religion, the people itself. It's by far the most unique experience I've ever had. It's a completely unique country. It's not an Australia, a New Zealand. It's not a France or a UK.
It will be a massive carnival and a World Cup like we've never seen before. A series of platform guards are employed known as 'oshiya', or 'pushers'. Complete with white gloves, their sole purpose is to cram as many people into a train carriage as possible before its departure time. It's an utterly bizarre process, but fascinating all the same. Williams' Tokyo station, Shinjuku, is officially regarded as the busiest station in the world.
Not only in the station, but on the news.