we ll be in rome for the latest. also coming up on sportsday. it s a battle of the brits in nottingham dart and boulter go head to head, as the grass court season begins. and more milestones forjamie chadwick. she speaks to us after victory at a prestigious indy car event at the weekend. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday, and we re kicking off with the countdown to the european championship which starts on friday, with the hosts germany against scotland england s campaign begins at the weekend. they re one of the tournament favourites and received a royal send off before flying out today. gareth southgate and the team will be based in the centre of the country, an area called blankenhain in the city of erfurt, ahead of theirfirst game in gelsenkirchen to face serbia on sunday. they ll then go on to play denmark and slovenia. a big couple of weeks ahead so let s speak to our correspondent andy swiss who is at the england base for us. andy swiss who is at
for and became club president. in a statement they said: jpr s passing leaves a huge void at the club. tomas dafydd reports. not many can be identified by their initials alone. jpr scores! jpr williams was instantly recognisable, the sideburns flowing hair socks round the ankles. he was capped 55 times. an icon of wales, dominance of the 1970s. john peter harris williams was brought up near bridgend. a talented tennis player then, but he chose rugby, starting out in bridgend, then london. out in bridgend, then london welsh. atjust19, he made his wales debut. and in his first campaign he helped wales to the five nations championship. three grand slams followed and he played all four test
jpr s passing leaves a huge void at the club. tomas dafydd reports. not many can be identified by their initials alone. jpr! ..butjpr williams was instantly recognisable. the sideburns, flowing hair, socks round the ankles. he was capped 55 times. an icon of wales s dominance of the 1970s. john peter rhys williams was brought up near bridgend a talented tennis player then but he chose rugby, starting out in bridgend then london welsh. atjust 19 he made his wales debut. commentator: there s - the new young welsh fullback. ..and in his first campaign, he helped wales to the five nations championship. three grand slams followed and he played all four test matches as the lions
jpr s passing leaves a huge void at the club. tomas dafydd reports. not many can be identified by their initials alone butjpr williams was instantly recognisable. the sideburns, flowing hair, socks around the ankles. he was 55 times. an icon of wales s dominance of the 1970s. he was brought up near bridgend was a talented tennis player then but he chose rugby, starting out in bridgend and then lodged in welsh. just 19 he his wales debut. and in his first campaign, he helped wales to the five nations championship. three grand slams follows and he played all four
jpr s passing leaves a huge void at the club. tomas dafydd reports. not many can be identified by their initials alone. commentator: jpr! ..butjpr williams was instantly recognisable. the sideburns, flowing hair, socks round the ankles. he was capped 55 times. an icon of wales s dominance of the 1970s. john peter rhys williams was brought up near bridgend a talented tennis player then, but he chose rugby, starting out in bridgend, then london welsh. atjust 19, he made his wales debut. there s the new young welsh full back. .. ..and in his first campaign, he helped wales to the five nations championship. three grand slams followed and he played