Wales win the Grand Slam

Wales won their second Grand Slam and RBS 6 Nations title in four seasons after record-breaker Shane Williams struck gold at the Millennium Stadium.

Sat, 15 Mar, 2008 - 18:51
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Wales 29 France 12

Wales won their second Grand Slam and RBS 6 Nations title in four seasons after record-breaker Shane Williams struck gold at the Millennium Stadium.

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CourtsRugbySix NationsPlace: Millennium StadiumPlace: EuropePlace: CardiffPlace: DublinPerson: Shane WilliamsPerson: Williams’Person: Gareth ThomasPerson: Martyn WilliamsPerson: James HookPerson: Stephen JonesPerson: Jean-Baptiste ElissaldePerson: Dimitri YachviliPerson: Warren GatlandPerson: GwenanPerson: Manon GravellPerson: Ray GravellPerson: Ian GoughPerson: Tom ShanklinPerson: Lee ByrnePerson: Mark JonesPerson: JonesPerson: HookPerson: David SkrelaPerson: ByrnePerson: ElissaldePerson: JauzionPerson: Damien TraillePerson: Shaun Edwards’Person: Gavin HensonPerson: Fulgence OuedraogoPerson: HensonPerson: Vincent ClercPerson: Julien MalzieuPerson: Gethin JenkinsPerson: Duncan JonesPerson: JenkinsEvent: Grand SlamEvent: RBS 6 NationsEvent: World CupOrganisation: WalesOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: Wales’Organisation: FijiOrganisation: OspreysOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Cardiff Blues
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