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Twenty years on, BBC Sport tracks down the heroes of Wales' 2005 Six Nations Grand Slam. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP. We and our partners use technologies, ...
It was perhaps the Wales Grand Slam to eclipse the lot, mainly because we had waited 27 years for it to happen. Even though subsequent Six Nations clean sweeps have been achieved, 2008, 2012, 2019 ...
Wales host Ireland at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in 2005, aiming to win a Grand Slam for the first time since 1978. BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ...
Wales won their first Six Nations grand slam for 27 years overnight when they beat Ireland 32-20 in a Celtic nations showdown overflowing with passion and commitment. Skip to main content.
Captain Ryan Jones has said Wales can use the memory of their 2005 Grand Slam to win the Six Nations in Saturday's title decider against France.
Wales last won the title in 2013 and the Grand Slam in 2012. Stu Forster/Getty Images Hadleigh Parkes scored the first try for Wales as it trounced Ireland 25-7 to clinch the Grand Slam.
Wales hadn't won a Slam since the days of Gareth Edwards, Phil Bennett and the greats of the 1970s, who'd last sealed the deal with a 16-7 Cardiff triumph over France in March 1978.
That's it then. Wales are Grand Slam champions for the first time in 27 years, and they're off to celebrate in the Cardiff sunshine. We hope you enjoyed reliving that day from 2005 as much as we ...