MY LIFE IN PICTURES… LEIGH HALFPENNY

SILVER SERVICE

“Everything came together that day. We knew what we had to do going into that game – we had to win by seven points to win the Six Nations Championship.

“The atmosphere that day! The stadium roof was shut and the England anthem was loud. I remember thinking, ‘The English have turned up here’. Then the Welsh anthem came on and it was just another level. I’d never heard it that loud before and I got emotional, a bit teary. It got the guys pumped up for the game.

“That day was absolutely phenomenal. The way we put 30 points on England with them only getting three points, it was a brilliant performance by the team. We’d won the Grand Slam the year before, so to defend the title and lift the trophy again was special.”

WORRYING TIMES

“I don’t remember much (about being concussed following a Samu Kerevi tackle). The only thing I remember is being in the medical room, wondering how I got there and seeing the game on TV. It was scary. I didn’t have a clue what had happened. Watching it back, it doesn’t look that