St Patrick's Day was overshadowed by the Six Nations Rugby tournament. This time it was the Wales v. France match and Wales was the favorite to win the tournament and Grand Slam, the third time in eight years. The stake and the anticipation was very high for them so St Patrick's Day was not in the focus though there are a lot of Irish pubs ready to celebrate. There were no lack of celebrations, but not St Patrick's.
The French rugby fans started to arrive on Thursday afternoon. By Friday the town and city center was flooded. They wore traditional French hats, the beret and walked around the city.
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| Yep, that's what I meant. |
The population of Cardiff is 300,000; add an additional 250,000 people to this. On Saturday the fun began.
Wales' national colors are red, white and green, so the Welsh wore mostly red since they have a red dragon in their flag. The French national symbol is the rooster, and their colors are blue, white and red. Knowing this you'll be able to distinguish between the fans on the pictures.
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| It may look like a hen but it's a rooster. |
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| Guess what the French national colors are. |
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| Street concert before the game. |
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| The view from our building. |
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| Friendly French fans. |
The French national anthem is perfect to heat up the atmosphere before the game.
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| They are not late from work, they are Welsh rugby fans. |
And the result: Wales beat France 16:9.
Let the best team win...
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