It takes a while for the news to get down here, where they take a rugby ball and make up silly rules about what to do with it, but Wales have done the grand slam! The last time they did that (1978) I wasn’t even in high school!

For those who have not been initiated into the mysteries of the Five Six Nations Rugby Union championship it means they beat all 5 other teams in the championship. I was over the moon when they beat England but never imagined they’d do the Grand Slam…