THE wind was so strong, you could see the stands swaying from side to side. The rain was so incessant, it was impossible to think any team could play a brand of rugby that was anything other than sub-standard.
This was Stradey Park in Llanelli in late October 1989, when the All Blacks came to town and turned in a performance of such skill and discipline, it beggared belief.
It may well have been the most complete 11-0 victory in the history of the game.
Sean Fitzpatrick was the hooker that day, the man at the centre of Wayne Shelford’s pack of many talents.
And now he is back, joining...