The Forgotten Story of … the Battle of Cardiff, when England ran amok

Determined to put to bed the idea they were soft, England’s players decided to take the Five Nations fight to Wales in a very literal sense in 1987• Gatland early with his Wales team to face EnglandMarch 1987. English rugby was in critical condition and in grave danger of flatlining. The national team had won four Five Nations matches in as many years but had at least shown some fight despite two defeats in two games at the halfway stage of the latest championship. A 17-0 hiding by Ireland in Dublin was followed by a dogged display against the reigning champions, France, at Twickenham where En…