Summary
ONE DAY last January, Gareth Jenkins presented a mission statement designed to shake the world, entitled: The Welsh Way Winning 20.10.07. Once the fanfare of trumpets had subsided, the vision took some imagining Wales marching down the Champs Elysees on the third weekend of October to the World Cup Final.
'You've got to be realistic but there's nothing wrong with being ambitious,' Jenkins said, trying to lower the raised eyebrows. 'I think we've got a better chance of winning the World Cup this year than ever before.' So much for reality and so much for Jenkins the prophet, although he was right in one respect. The Welsh Way was 'all about scoring tries'. How ironic that he should be sacked the morning after his team ran in five of them, outscoring Fiji and contributing to the most thrilling match of this World Cup and arguably any of the previous five.See the full content of this document
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