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Historic opening at Millennium Stadium

They cleared the cranes, brought in a pitch and then allowed 27,683 fans came in to see Wales beat South Africa for the first time in more than 90 years of trying on 26 June, 1999. The 29-19 victory by Rob Howley’s side included a try by centre Mark Thomas that is immortalised as the

Cooke on top of the world

Nicole Cooke won the 2008 UCI Women’s Road World Championships in Varese, Italy on 27 September, 2008. Cooke’s triumph came a month after she captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The Welsh rider became the first Briton since Mandy Jones 26 years earlier to win the world title. She beat Dutch

Pele breaks Welsh hearts at World Cup

Having reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup, Wales were bundled out of the tournament in Sweden at the quarter-final stage by Brazil on 19 June, 1958. It was the first time the world had seen the magically skills of Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Pele to you and me. The 17-year-old scored his

Nick Whitehead

North Wales is renowned for producing great soccer players, but in Nick Whitehead it not only produced a great athlete, but also one of the most influential administrators of his era and a champion of sport for the disabled. On the track, Whitehead was good enough to win medals at both the Olympic and Commonwealth

Tom Richards

Tom Richards was one of the most unassuming of all the great Welsh athletics stars. He was just as happy representing his club, as he was representing his country. He left the Gwent Valleys to work in South London during the depression of the 1930s but never forgot his Welsh roots. His place amongst the

Berwyn Price

Berwyn Price progressed from a silver to gold medal in the 110H at the Commonwealth Games and also ran for Great Britain at two Olympic Games. In fact, he made 50 appearances in a British vest during a stellar career (11 indoors and 39 outdoors). His glittering career finally came to an end at the