The pictures above show Gavin during
the hard fought 16-12 win v. Ireland
in
the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
The victory kept alive Welsh hopes of
the Grand Slam and they completed
the job with a splendid 29-12 win
against
France in the final fixture.
Henson was a mainstay of the side,
starting all
five games in the Welsh
midfield.
v England (Twickenham) won 26-19
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Sonny Parker,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; James
Hook, Mike Phillips; Duncan Jones,
Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Alix Popham for
Thomas (13), Tom Shanklin for Parker
(45), Gethin Jenkins for A. Jones (45),
Matthew Rees for Bennett (58), Ian
Evans for A.W. Jones (82)
Tries: Byrne, Phillips
Conversions: Hook (2)
Penalties: Hook (4)
.
v Scotland (Cardiff) won 30-15
Lee Byrne; Jamie Roberts, Tom
Shanklin, Gavin Henson, Shane
Williams; James Hook, Mike Phillips;
Duncan Jones, Huw Bennett, Adam
Jones, Ian Gough, Ian Evans, Jonathan
Thomas, Martyn Williams, Ryan
Jones (c)
Replacements: Gethin Jenkins for
D. Jones (53), Stephen Jones for Hook
(58), Dwayne Peel for Phillips (58),
Matthew Rees for Bennett (58), Gareth
Delve for R. Jones (62), Sonny Parker
for Shanklin (76), Deiniol Jones for
Gough (76)
Tries: S. Williams 2, Hook
Conversions: Hook (2), S. Jones
Penalties: Hook, S. Jones (2)
.
v Italy (Cardiff) won 47-8
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen
Jones, Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins,
Matthew Rees, Rhys Thomas, Ian
Gough, Ian Evans, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Mike Phillips for
Peel (44), Huw Bennett for Rees (55),
Deiniol Jones for Evans (68), James
Hook for S. Jones (68), Gareth Delve
for Martyn Williams (70), SonnyParker for Henson (71)
Tries: Byrne (2), Shanklin,
S. Williams (2)
Conversions: S. Jones (3), Hook (2)
Penalties: S. Jones (4)
.
v Ireland (Dublin) won 16-12
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen
Jones, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins,
Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: James Hook for
S. Jones (65), Duncan Jones for
A. Jones (72), Gareth Delve for
R. Jones (75)
Tries: S. Williams
Conversions: S. Jones
Penalties: S. Jones (2), Hook
.
v France (Cardiff) won 29-12
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; James
Hook, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins,
Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Stephen Jones for
Hook (56), Matthew Rees for Bennett
(56), Duncan Jones for A. Jones (71),
Ian Evans for Gough (71)
Tries: S. Williams, M. Williams
Conversions: S. Jones (2)
Penalties: Hook (3), S. Jones (2)