The Millennium Stadium was still a building site in June 1999 on what turned out to be one of the best days in the modern history of Welsh Rugby.
So long the whipping boys, in its 25th edition, Italy finally joined the Six Nations party and they will now hope to kick on and prosper
The final furlong is in sight and every nation will be stretching every sinew in order to depart this Six Nations with a pocketful of positives
Players playing in this year's Six Nations come from all over the globe and reflect the diverse society we live in
Wales have been forced to drum up their own hype with neutral observers writing them off before the tournament has started
Wales and Argentina will face each other in a first Rugby World Cup clash since 1999 on Saturday.
Inexperienced and heavily criticised, Wales silenced their doubters in emphatic fashion in 2011.
Rugby could take one large step forward with the Nations Championship, but it needs to be careful that it doesn’t also take two bigger ones backwards.
Ireland showed they can walk the walk without a gamut of frontline stars in a battle for the ages against an obdurate, gifted French side