JPR, rugby’s supreme warrior

PETER JACKSON

THEY packed Llandaff Cathedral to its 12th century rafters on a St David’s Day like no other for 80 minutes of songs and stories in memory of rugby’s supreme warrior, JPR Williams. John Taylor and Sir Gareth Edwards led the tributes to a friend who over the course of more than 100 matches for Wales and the Lions never once failed to take the fear out of the fearful, some achievement in a fearsome sport. Having rushed back from a holiday in Portugal, Sir Gareth told the tale of the day when a misplaced pass left him exposed to an on-field rollicking from...

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