The photograph of the Ospreys, Wales and British and Irish Lions second row – basking in the Cardiff downpour after steering his team to a 25-7 triumph to claim the Grand Slam – saw off competition from four other iconic images.
Winning in the rain, 2019, captured by Huw Evans Agency, had 14% more of your votes than its nearest rival. It’s a performance as dominant as that of Wales’ captain on a day that is fresh in the memory for rugby fans, coming as it did just a year and a half ago.
Not long after the photo was taken, Wales’ talisman, still on the pitch and somewhat breathless, responded to the reporter’s question about how proud he felt to be a Welshman in that moment. “I could be sitting in the stands right about now, to be honest with you,” answered Jones. “Anything can happen when you work hard. We’re a proud nation and we’ve showed that over the last nine weeks.”
To view all the images from each of the five rounds, you can read the 1000 Words thread on Twitter here.
Final Votes:
1 – Winning in the rain, 2019: 42%
2 – Mud and glory for Edwards, 1972: 28%
3 – Shane’s super swansong, 2011: 12%
4 – Henson’s heroics, 2005: 11%
5 – The Battle of Cardiff, 1987: 6%
