When Tarw put the boot into England Grand Slam

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

PETER JACKSON

Game-changer: Emyr Lewis turned the match in 1993
PICTURE: Getty Images

At some point this week, Eddie Jones could do worse than blow the dust off a classic illustration of England’s tendency to go to pieces in Cardiff.
As an Aussie, there is no reason why he ought to have heard of how a bullocking flanker from Carmarthen called Tarw (The Bull) triggered the stampede that brought Will Carling’s double Grand Slam team to grief at the Arms Park.
In that event, any day now would be a good time to pull up a chair and watch it for himself....

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