In a perfect world, Trefor Evans would be back on the big stage next weekend for the first time since he left it during the glory days half a century ago.
An invitation from the Welsh Rugby Union to join other survivors on the 50th anniversary of the Grand Slam denouement against France would have guaranteed the relatively unsung Swansea flanker a thunderous reception from the multitude gathered for Sunday’s return of the European champions.
Of all the dramatis personae from the Five Nations of 1976, none had been more deserving of an ovation than Evans.
Injury had forced him to leave the ol...