The main photo above shows Robert gaining ahelping hand to gather
a
line-out ball during thememorable 32-20 victory against the Irish.
The win
clinched a first Welsh Grand Slam since 1978in the halcyon days
of
Gareth Edwards, JPR, PhilBennett et al. Sidoli was one of three
players- Tom Shanklin and Martyn Williams being the othertwo - who
played all five games in the Slam and all five matches two years
previously when Walesfailed to win a single point - a quite stunning.
turnaround in such a short space of time.
5/2/2005 v England (Cardiff) W 11-9 (SN)
Gareth Thomas (capt); Hal Luscombe, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones,
Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins, Mefin Davies, Adam
Jones, Brent Cockbain,
Robert Sidoli, Dafydd Jones,
Martyn Williams, Michael Owen
Replacements: Kevin Morgan for Luscombe (65),
Gareth Cooper for Peel (61), John Yapp for Adam
Jones (74), Jonathan Thomas for Cockbain (73),
Ryan Jones for Dafydd Jones (64)
Tries: Shane Williams
Penalties: Stephen Jones, Gavin Henson
2005 v Italy (Rome) W 38-8 (SN)
Gareth Thomas (capt); Hal Luscombe, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones,
Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins, Mefin Davies, Adam
Jones, Brent Cockbain,
Robert Sidoli, Jonathan
Thomas, Martyn Williams, Michael Owen
Replacements: Kevin Morgan for Luscombe (54),
Gareth Cooper for Peel (57), Ceri Sweeney for
S. Jones (61), John Yapp for Adam Jones (62), Robin
McBryde for Davies (62), Ian Gough for Cockbain (62),
Robin Sowden-Taylor for M. Williams (75)
Tries: Jonathan Thomas, Tom Shanklin, Martyn
Williams, Brent Cockbain, Shane Williams,
Robert Sidoli
Conversions: Stephen Jones (4)
2005 v France (Paris) W 24-18 (SN)
Gareth Thomas (capt); Kevin Morgan, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones,
Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins, Mefin Davies, Adam
Jones, Brent Cockbain,
Robert Sidoli, Ryan Jones,
Martyn Williams, Michael Owen
Replacements: Rhys Williams for Thomas (41),
Ceri Sweeney for Morgan (53), Robin McBryde for
Davies (64), Gareth Cooper for Peel (67), John
Yapp for Adam Jones (67), Jonathan Thomas for
Ryan Jones (77)
Tries: Martyn Williams (2)
Conversions: Stephen Jones
Penalties: Stephen Jones (3)
Drop Goals: Stephen Jones
2005 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 46-22 (SN)
Kevin Morgan; Rhys Williams, Tom Shanklin, Gavin
Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones, Dwayne
Peel; Gethin Jenkins, Mefin Davies, Adam Jones,
Brent Cockbain,
Robert Sidoli, Ryan Jones, Martyn
Williams, Michael Owen (capt)
Replacements: Robin McBryde for Davies (50),
John Yapp for Adam Jones (63), Hal Luscombe
for Rhys Williams (68), Jonathan Thomas for
Cockbain (71), Ceri Sweeney for Henson (76)
Tries: Ryan Jones, Rhys Williams (2), Shane
Williams, Kevin Morgan (2)
Conversions: Stephen Jones (5)
Penalties: Stephen Jones (2)
2005 v Ireland (Cardiff) W 32-20 (SN)
Kevin Morgan; Mark Taylor, Tom Shanklin, Gavin
Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones, Dwayne
Peel; Gethin Jenkins, Mefin Davies, Adam Jones,
Brent Cockbain,
Robert Sidoli, Ryan Jones,
Martyn Williams, Michael Owen (capt)
Replacements: Robin McBryde for Davies (69),
John Yapp for Adam Jones (67)
Tries: Gethin Jenkins, Kevin Morgan
Conversions: Stephen Jones (2)
Penalties: Gavin Henson, Stephen Jones (4)
Drop Goals: Gavin Henson
(R) = Replacement