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Sports Echo, March 27th, 1971:

Over the course of the 1971 tournament, only 16 players took to the pitch for Wales, and the march was led by Barry John. The Welsh fly-half scored 31 points in the Grand Slam campaign, and he became instrumental in the final match against France, with the only Welsh try of the match.

The Welsh team were dominant, and had been strong for the past few years. In the above snippet, Sports Echo reporter, Malcolm Lewis, describes a 'memorable victory' and proclaims 'Wales are the Champions'.

During the tournament Wales scored 73 points, and their closest rivals, France, scored just 41. Wales' first Grand Slam victory since 1952 was won with style.

Football Echo, March 18th, 1978:

In 1979, Malcolm Lewis was once again on the scene to report on Wales' second Grand Slam victory of the decade. He reported:

"What a Grand Slam by Wales! They stormed back after being seven points down against France at the National Ground, Cardiff, Phil Bennett scoring 10 points with two tries and a conversion. But it was two magical moments by Gareth Edwards near the interval that turned the game into Wales' favour, dropping a goal and paving the way for Bennett's second try."

Western Mail, March 20th, 1978:

The Western Mail also picked up the story, complete with pictures of the Five Nations decider. J.B.G. Thomas reported on the victory over the French, which saw Wales scoring 16 points to France's 7. The game was described by Thomas as a 'magnificent win', and 'the proudest day for Welsh rugby for many a year'.

Gareth Edwards later spoke about the game in an interview with Wales Online, describing his last moments of international rugby, Edwards said:

“There was no chance of it being anything other than a hard battle. I wouldn’t suggest for a moment it was the greatest game. There was no quarter given or asked, we had to earn that victory and it was a great moment.”

These hard fought battles with the French have come to be some of the strongest memories in Welsh rugby memory. On Saturday, Wales could add another Grand Slam chapter to the Six Nations history books, but like the gruelling battles of the 70s, we aren't expecting a walk in the park. But a walkover on the Cardiff Arms Park would be nice.