RUGBY

The 6-Nations championship came down to the wire today, with England playing Wales in Cardiff. If England won, then they would have achieved the Grand Slam; if Wales won, then they and England would have equal points in the championship and it would depend on the margin of Wales' victory as to who took the title.

In the end, it wasn't even close, Wales winning by a record 30-3. It was clear from the start that Wales were "up for it" on their home turf. They won every 50-50 ball, were more ferocious in the tackle, dominated the scrums. England were blown away.

I watched it with my son on his computer. The beer and nachos were a nice way to start, but by the time the game had finished, I was feeling a bit like I used to in the 1970's when England serially lost.

Walter Blotscher