0:00:06 > 0:00:09Saturday morning, and the citadel of Welsh rugby awaits
0:00:09 > 0:00:12the start of another season of internationals.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Fans gather with hopes high of more glory.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22And few are more excited than the man seen by many
0:00:22 > 0:00:25as the face and voice of Welsh rugby.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Long day today, into Millennium Stadium now.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31First game of the autumn series.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34First international for Wales against Argentina.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Tough, tough game and a tough autumn series for the Welsh.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41A rugby genius, Jonathan Davies enjoyed a rollercoaster career
0:00:41 > 0:00:43in the media spotlight.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46The quick-witted cheeky playmaker at number 10,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50the code-breaker who turned professional for a world record fee,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53the history-maker as the first to return to union,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56the TV presenter and respected commentator
0:00:56 > 0:00:59whose sharp analysis makes headlines.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Hello.- You all right?- Yeah, good.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Welsh rugby fans recognise and often react to Jonathan
0:01:04 > 0:01:07wherever he goes - a walking, one-man brand.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09One of the best fly-halves we've ever had.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12He had the creative ability to make things happen from nothing.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15He's always Welsh through and through and sometimes,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18even when there isn't light at the end of the tunnel, he sees it
0:01:18 > 0:01:20and he makes me smile, I have to say.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26He led the way into reality, where you need the money.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28He's loved. Genuinely loved.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31He makes me feel a bit homesick, actually, when I watch him
0:01:31 > 0:01:36because it's that sort of really deep Welsh rooted thing.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37For the first time,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Jonathan talks in depth about life off the pitch,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42about twice losing loved ones to cancer,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46of his personal battles to prove himself.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48His drive to carve a new career
0:01:48 > 0:01:52and how his family is his greatest achievement.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55And underpinning all this success is his upbringing
0:01:55 > 0:01:59in the small West Wales village of Trimsaran.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04'Wherever I've been, all over the world, I regard myself as being
0:02:04 > 0:02:08'100% Welsh and, you know, I was born and bred in Trimsaran
0:02:08 > 0:02:11'and I love being Welsh and I'm proud of being Welsh and I love
0:02:11 > 0:02:12'the country and the people
0:02:12 > 0:02:15'and I'm a Trimsaran boy through and through.'
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Trimsaran lies on the outskirts of Llanelli,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29just over the hill from the old Scarlets ground at Stradey Park.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32The village looks out on the modern Ffos Las Racecourse,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34built over the old opencast mine
0:02:34 > 0:02:37where many in Trimsaran used to work.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42This is fly-half country,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46an area fabled as a factory for producing some of the most
0:02:46 > 0:02:50skilful and exciting rugby stars the world has ever seen.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Barry John, Phil Bennett, and the one that broke the mould,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58the double code-breaker, Jonathan Davies.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02As these boys practise, dreaming of maybe one day playing for Wales,
0:03:02 > 0:03:0740 years ago, a young Jonathan was here doing exactly the same thing.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Under the expert tuition of ex-Cardiff and Scarlets hooker
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Meirion Davies, Jonathan and other local schoolboys enjoyed their
0:03:18 > 0:03:23first structured rugby coaching and the discipline that went with it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28He hated kicking so even when we were stuck behind our own line,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30we couldn't kick, and if we kicked,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33he'd send me off or something like that,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36but also the fact that he said, "If you don't do your homework,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39"you can't play," and with Meirion's coaching,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42we became quite a well-known school
0:03:42 > 0:03:45because we had great success in VIIs and in XVs.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50I remember Jonathan as a very young pupil at Trimsaran School
0:03:50 > 0:03:56and he had this exceptional natural flair for sport.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59And especially rugby, he had amazing skills
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and he would perform on the rugby field.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06He seemed to have a great deal of time when he was playing,
0:04:06 > 0:04:12very confident and he had the pace and acceleration of an athlete
0:04:12 > 0:04:14and he was quite outstanding.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19MUSIC: "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Born in the front room of his grandmother's house
0:04:21 > 0:04:25in Trimsaran, Jonathan and his family - his mother, Diana,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27father, Len, and sister, Caroline
0:04:27 > 0:04:29were part of the fabric of the community,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33with the rugby club and rugby at its heart.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38The '71 Lions tour, I would've been nine
0:04:38 > 0:04:42and because you had no television pictures in those days,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I remember going to a pub called The Miners' Arms
0:04:46 > 0:04:48and listening to the game on radio
0:04:48 > 0:04:53in The Miners' Arms, like, two o'clock in the morning with my dad.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Jonathan's father, Len, who worked as a buyer
0:05:00 > 0:05:04at Trostre Steelworks was a quick and skilful player himself
0:05:04 > 0:05:07at the Scarlets before captaining Trimsaran
0:05:07 > 0:05:08where he set up a youth side,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11naturally with the young Jonathan in mind.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15While extremely close as father and son,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Len was still competitive with Jonathan.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21In sport or games, he didn't give an inch.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25We used to have races because in Cefn Sidan beach,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27when the tide goes out, it does go out.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It's in China I think, to be honest.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32When we used to go into the sea, we used to walk about three miles
0:05:32 > 0:05:34to get into the sea and then walk back
0:05:34 > 0:05:39and then on the way back, we used to have a race,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Mum, my dad and my sister and me
0:05:44 > 0:05:49and I never beat my dad racing, so he was quite competitive, really.
0:05:49 > 0:05:55And also I think everything we played, I had to deserve to win.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00There was nothing like, "Oh, yeah, I'll give him that." Even draughts.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03But in 1974 when Jonathan was 12,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Len was diagnosed with liver cancer and had to be treated
0:06:07 > 0:06:11in Cambridge where he was one of the first to receive a transplant.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14At great cost and effort, but with friends'
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and rugby club support, the family visited him regularly
0:06:17 > 0:06:21not knowing if the pioneering operation would be a success.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25I stood in the lift and my dad came to say bye-bye,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28me and my sister, and I remember him waving at the lift
0:06:28 > 0:06:32and I'm thinking, he was in his dressing gown and pyjamas
0:06:32 > 0:06:36and he was on the drip at the time, and I'm thinking, he's waving,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39saying bye-bye, whether I'd ever see him alive again.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45So that kind of stuck with me through everything, really.
0:06:45 > 0:06:51So that's the one vivid recollection I have of the whole illness.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57The operation was successful and he came home.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02We had another summer. I remember then, you know, he was...
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Again, we went down Cefn Sidan beach
0:07:05 > 0:07:08and life became as normal as we possibly could,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10but unfortunately, there was a secondary cancer
0:07:10 > 0:07:14and it spread to his stomach and then he died a couple of years later.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19At this time, Jonathan was a 14-year-old teenager
0:07:19 > 0:07:22at Gwendraeth Grammar School.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Mr Pierce came walking down the corridor and I could see him
0:07:27 > 0:07:30walking past and as soon as he opened the door,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34I sensed that something wasn't right because during lunchtime,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I'd accidentally pushed a kid through a window playing football
0:07:37 > 0:07:41and I thought, "He's going to come and give me a row,"
0:07:41 > 0:07:46but I think as soon as he walked in the door and he asked for my name,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50I realised straight away that my dad had passed away.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I didn't cry when I was told. I didn't cry in the car
0:07:58 > 0:08:02when my uncle drove me home, but as soon as I got to the house,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06my mum answered the door, I started crying then, so...
0:08:06 > 0:08:11But it wasn't the pressure of actually...
0:08:11 > 0:08:16taking responsibility, I just felt I was the only man...
0:08:16 > 0:08:20well, boy in the house and I just had to toughen up a little bit
0:08:20 > 0:08:26so it was... My attitude changed towards life then, I suppose.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35The loss of his father at an early age still shapes in many ways
0:08:35 > 0:08:37the Jonathan of today.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41"Jiffy," as he's known by many of his friends and colleagues
0:08:41 > 0:08:44remains, like his father, a tough competitor.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47It's a quality that's driven him through his amazing playing career
0:08:47 > 0:08:49into a second career in broadcasting.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Jiffy's a tough cookie. He's not huge
0:08:55 > 0:09:01but his mental alertness, awareness,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05capability has pushed him in all areas,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09whether it be rugby or life away from rugby, and helped him.
0:09:09 > 0:09:16Underneath that mild, affable outer,
0:09:16 > 0:09:21deep inside there's a real, real competitive, um...
0:09:21 > 0:09:27animal in there and I say that with the utmost respect.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31In the press rooms of the Millennium Stadium,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Jonathan joins other familiar faces from the world of Welsh rugby
0:09:34 > 0:09:37now working in the media. Over the years,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40many former international players have turned TV pundit,
0:09:40 > 0:09:41come and then gone
0:09:41 > 0:09:45under television's unforgiving bright lights.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50But Jonathan's popularity has not only endured, it's grown.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I call him King John in Wales because the only thing
0:09:53 > 0:09:56that is missing is rose petals thrown down in front
0:09:56 > 0:10:00of where he walks. And I think, when I walk around Cardiff with him,
0:10:00 > 0:10:06he's loved. Genuinely loved. And he deserves it. He's worked hard.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11So whether player or broadcaster, Union or League,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Jiffy has appeared on our screens
0:10:13 > 0:10:17as a regular Saturday afternoon fixture for nearly 30 years.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19He's become Britain's Mr Rugby.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25But back in the late '70s, thoughts of the limelight
0:10:25 > 0:10:31were a far-off dream as the loss of Len and his income hit home.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33When my dad did pass away,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36my mum had to go to work and try and pass her test
0:10:36 > 0:10:39to take me to rugby matches.
0:10:39 > 0:10:46Even sometimes, you know... My sister was younger than me by two years,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50we used to play a game where we used to hide from Mr Landy
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and Mr Landy was the rent man
0:10:52 > 0:10:56because we didn't have enough money to pay the rent so,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00looking back at it, it's amazing
0:11:00 > 0:11:07but I suppose it's those kind of things that keeps it real.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11During the sickness and after the death of his father,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14the rugby club wrapped around the family with fundraising
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and emotional support.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19We all gather round. Anything like that happens,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22it's a tragedy, especially for the family,
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and you just do as much as you can.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I was just a young player at the time but I remember
0:11:26 > 0:11:29the whole committee then and the whole members,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32they all got together and it's probably like every village
0:11:32 > 0:11:35in Wales, the rugby club is an integral part of that
0:11:35 > 0:11:39and we all gather round and do as much as we can.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43We needed their help, they were absolutely fantastic
0:11:43 > 0:11:45so I'm always...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I remember one thing when I played for Wales,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I always wanted to say, where you're from.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56I wanted Trimsaran's name on the programme, it meant a lot to me
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and I don't live there, I don't go back there very often
0:11:59 > 0:12:03yet I'm still proud to say that I'm born and bred in Trimsaran.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07But at 17, Jonathan hit a crossroads when one night,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10his district school side was playing at the same time
0:12:10 > 0:12:14as the village youth team his father had set up.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16He had to choose between the two.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20He went with Trimsaran youth team but paid for his loyalty.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Offers to join the Welsh schoolboy system were then withdrawn.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26He never played for his country at schoolboy level.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30At odds with the school and with few qualifications,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33he left to work in the local opencast mine.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39At this time, Jonathan's mother Diana remarried.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Ken Williams was another Trimsaran man who was recently widowed
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and as a stepfather,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49became very supportive of Jonathan's career which was soon on the move.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53In his first season with Trimsaran senior team,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Jonathan was spotted by Neath and given a game.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01A bus-full of us went up from the club, Tuesday night,
0:13:01 > 0:13:06wet night in The Gnoll and at the end of the game,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Man Of The Match was Number 10 for Neath, Jonathan Davies.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12In 1983 soon after joining Neath,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Jonathan married his school sweetheart, Karen
0:13:15 > 0:13:16and with the club's help,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19he left the opencast mine to join a painting
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and decorating company which backed his rugby.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24These were the days of the amateur game.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Top players needed sympathetic employers
0:13:27 > 0:13:29to release them for training and matches.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31So supported at home and at work
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and under the guidance of rugby giants Brian Thomas
0:13:34 > 0:13:39and coach Ron Waldron, at Neath, Jonathan's talents flourished.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It's also where he got his nickname, "Jiffy."
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Of all his skills, Jiffy was amazingly quick.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51COMMENTATOR: ..With the feed deep inside the Bridgend 22.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Jonathan Davies, will he go for another dramatic try?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Oh, it's a textbook try
0:13:56 > 0:14:00and exactly the same type of try that he scored against Bath.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I thought, "God, this guy's got something different,"
0:14:03 > 0:14:04because he had pace, basically.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07That's the big thing that stands out in any player
0:14:07 > 0:14:10more than anything else, more than size, more than sight,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12is somebody with genuine pace and he had that
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and I remember seeing a few of his early games with Neath
0:14:15 > 0:14:17where he really made an impact. Scored some lovely tries,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21made some good breaks and he was a real cheeky chappie
0:14:21 > 0:14:23of an individual, I think, at 10.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26He was obviously bound to make an impact in the game.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31# It cuts like a knife... #
0:14:31 > 0:14:33'There is no substitute for pace.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37'I also worked at it because, in the early days,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40'I haven't got an athletics coach to work on my acceleration
0:14:40 > 0:14:43'and reaction time and I did a lot of endurance running as well
0:14:43 > 0:14:46'so once I did make the break, I was very lucky that I had
0:14:46 > 0:14:50'the acceleration to get away from people as well.'
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Jonathan was soon pushing for a Welsh place and in 1985,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56fate paved the way.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Welsh team selection for Number 10 was in disarray.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04They left the position blank, naming "AN Other" in their line-up.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Insulted, the incumbent Gareth Davies resigned.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I sort of heard a whisper that the Welsh team to play
0:15:11 > 0:15:15England in the last game of the '85 season was going to
0:15:15 > 0:15:18be announced on the Thursday and the number 10 position
0:15:18 > 0:15:20was going to be AN Other.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25And I sort of... Basically an insult really,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28in many ways, and I rang the Chairman of Selectors and I said,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31if that were the case - I'd heard this rumour -
0:15:31 > 0:15:34if that were the case than count me out.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Jonathan, who'd been on the bench for the previous French match,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41was suddenly in pole position against the English in Cardiff.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45To play for Wales against England, Cardiff Arms Park on a debut,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48that's what dreams are made of. But I was so nervous.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52I remember singing the national anthem, thinking about my dad.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Mum was in the stands, and just thinking about my dad.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57How proud he would have been.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00If the English thought he was the weak link, the boyish looking,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03naive new cap who they could easily intimidate,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07they had AN Other think coming.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Didn't know a lot about him going into the game,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11but he was very confident.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13I think he gave me a cheap shot early on, which is
0:16:13 > 0:16:16a good sign that he was confident.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I had Winterbottom trying to sort him out,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22but I don't think Peter could get close to him.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25'He's spun it well. What a good kick.'
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I was never intimidated by any openside flanker.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32In fact, I verbally spoke to them all the time.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35In fact, I remember tripping Peter Winterbottom once when he was
0:16:35 > 0:16:39going for a loose ball and he was like infuriated.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42But if they got hold of me, well, I was in big trouble.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44But you know, that's the way I played.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I mean this in the right way, he's probably quite cocky,
0:16:49 > 0:16:54in terms of a player. And I mean that in the sense of confidence.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Neck and neck with the English,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00fate again smiled on the first cap fly-half
0:17:00 > 0:17:03when a wayward kick came good.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It was such a bad kick, that I chased it out of embarrassment,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08to be honest. And the pressure
0:17:08 > 0:17:11that I put on Chris Martin,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13the fullback,
0:17:13 > 0:17:17somehow he dropped it and I dived on it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22That was a try and we won the game a little bit more comfortably
0:17:22 > 0:17:24than we should have.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26At the end of a poor season,
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Jiffy had given the fans something to smile about.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I swapped shirts with him in the tunnel area
0:17:33 > 0:17:36or as we came off and he said,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39"I'll bring you mine in a minute," into the dressing room, because
0:17:39 > 0:17:43the players went into each other's dressing rooms to swap shirts.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45And he came in and had this Welsh shirt rolled up and gave it
0:17:45 > 0:17:49to me and said, "Well done, see you later at the dinner," sort of thing.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52And I just put it in my bag, never thought about it.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54It was only when I got home and opened it up,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56it had number 16 on the back of it.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59So he'd obviously kept his own number 10.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04He must have nicked the reserve shirt off whoever number 16 was
0:18:04 > 0:18:05and gave it to me.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Well, not cheeky. Kind of pessimistic thinking,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10"I might not play for Wales again and I don't want to
0:18:10 > 0:18:11"swap my first ever Welsh jersey."
0:18:11 > 0:18:14But I wanted an English jersey as well.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18So, I remember Rob never mentioned anything. Rob was a gentleman.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Until years later, I did a programme, This Is Your Life,
0:18:20 > 0:18:25and he mentioned it then how I'd conned him of a jersey.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Over the following seasons, with Robert Jones as a new
0:18:28 > 0:18:33scrum-half partner, Jiffy helped spark a Welsh rugby revival.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38As soon as I met Jonathan, we sort of clicked.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41We became fairly close friends very quickly.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43He's that type of guy.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47'It comes to David Young, the young, mobile cap from Swansea.'
0:18:47 > 0:18:49There was an occasion where he had the ball,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52had run round Mickey Skinner, was desperately keen to get
0:18:52 > 0:18:54hold of him, but didn't have the speed to get hold of him.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57And Jonathan, typically, as he was running around him,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00just shouted back "Da bo", which is ta-ta, or bye-bye in Welsh.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- COMMENTATOR:- 'Jonathan Davies, the switch of attack.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04'Being chased by Skinner.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06'Ring's on the far side.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08'If Jonathan Davies can get the ball to Ring now.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10'Tony Clement in front of this man.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12'Ring looking back inside for Paul Moriarty.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15'Finding the man. Collins, to Rob Norster. The pass out.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Bleddyn Bowen, back in sideways and Hadley.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20'Is he going to get his second try?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22'Hadley's going to make it!
0:19:22 > 0:19:23'The second try!
0:19:23 > 0:19:27'Hadley, and all of Wales at Twickenham erupts.'
0:19:27 > 0:19:29One of the differences between then and now, I think,
0:19:29 > 0:19:33is that I don't think they have the footballing ability,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35the awareness or able to read
0:19:35 > 0:19:37a rugby game like the players
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I had inside me.
0:19:40 > 0:19:4310-0 down against Scotland in 1988,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and time to pull something out of the hat.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- COMMENTATOR:- 'And so real pressure on the Welshman here.'
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I think the main thing for me
0:19:50 > 0:19:52was to get the ball into Jonathan's hands, because he had
0:19:52 > 0:19:55the creative ability to make things happen from nothing.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59So, it's always worked on a reverse pass.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01He did exceptionally well
0:20:01 > 0:20:02to get the pass out to me and then,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04because the ball was high,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I couldn't pass it along the line.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I acted instinctively, just stepped with my left foot but
0:20:09 > 0:20:13then I had no idea what was going to happen after that.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- COMMENTATOR:- 'Oh, good reverse pass.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16'Jonathan Davies.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18'There's that acceleration.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20'Very, very quick. Back goes Derek White.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22'The try is scored!
0:20:22 > 0:20:26'Wonderful try by Davies. Can you believe it?'
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Losing in the mud in the final match to the French prevented
0:20:28 > 0:20:30a clean sweep, a Grand Slam.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Nevertheless, it was the best performance by Wales
0:20:33 > 0:20:37for nearly a decade, with Jonathan the star attraction.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I remember being on the Wogan show, which was prime-time TV.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I appeared with Samantha Fox, page three model.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52'It was kind of surreal, you know, coming from...
0:20:52 > 0:20:54'Because I still lived in West Wales.'
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Welcome, Jonathan Davies!
0:20:56 > 0:20:59But this celebrity status wasn't matched by money and Jonathan
0:20:59 > 0:21:04was always wary of being one bad injury away from financial oblivion.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Media speculation was rife that, for financial security,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10he was about to turn professional.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11CHEERING
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Now, what about Rugby League, because, before the World Cup last
0:21:14 > 0:21:17year, it was rumoured that you were going to take the money and run.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Well, if somebody comes along and offers you a lot of money,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24you have to sit down and think about it.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Have they come along and offered you a lot of money?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Yeah, I've had a few...- What sort of money have they offered you?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- Well...- Tell him not to be so nosy. - That's right, darling.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36LAUGHTER
0:21:36 > 0:21:38'They never had any money and'
0:21:38 > 0:21:40security was big in his life,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43or the lack of security had been big all his life,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46coming from a council house in Trimsaran.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51A comfortable life, but nevertheless, no embellishments.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53And once you're then thrust to
0:21:53 > 0:21:56the very top of the public's adulation,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59you realise that there's nothing else coming with it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03If you're as good as people say you are, where are the rewards?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Even today, and despite his success and wealth,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Jonathan's need for financial security drives him on.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Here in the city of London,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15the money heart of the world, he's out to make an impact.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17At the top of the iconic Gherkin tower,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21executives gather to make deals, to network or simply socialise.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24After some business meetings of his own,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26the guest speaker is on his way.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31I had a meeting in London today as well, so it's one of these
0:22:31 > 0:22:35things that people think I've only got a Saturday job.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38You know, I've got other things as well.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43Someone asked me to speak at a company called Criticaleye
0:22:43 > 0:22:47with CEOs of global companies.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49'So it's just Christmas drinks.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50'The guy's a Welshman.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54'There's a few Welshmen here who I know from a variety of banking
0:22:54 > 0:22:57'establishments and other businesses.'
0:22:58 > 0:23:02So, on that note, I will pass across humbly to Jonathan Davies,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04who is a legend.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06LAUGHTER
0:23:06 > 0:23:08CHEERING
0:23:12 > 0:23:15That's the best support I've ever heard in England, to be honest,
0:23:15 > 0:23:16so thank you very much.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I won't keep you long, because I know you all want to dance as well.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I'm from a small village in West Wales...
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Jonathan is quick to talk about his upbringing, where he's from.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33He's proud of it, and doesn't forget to help those who've helped him.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Financially, he supports us.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40And, when he comes down, this year...
0:23:40 > 0:23:42next season, sorry,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46he'll see the 25th anniversary of the Jonathan Davies VIIs tournament.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48And he's been down a couple of times.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Obviously, with his work commitments, he finds it difficult.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54But he still supports the VIIs as well.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59For the current generation, Jonathan works as a role model,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02a skills ambassador, promoting apprenticeships to companies
0:24:02 > 0:24:06and helping to inspire in people a strong work ethic.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12The reason I became skills ambassador is because I left school at 16,
0:24:12 > 0:24:17I think it was and no idea what I wanted to do.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19All of a sudden, I was offered an apprenticeship as
0:24:19 > 0:24:23a painter decorator and what it did was
0:24:23 > 0:24:24it gave me a great work ethic...
0:24:24 > 0:24:26He doesn't have a barrier.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30He doesn't ever see the fact that you can't do something.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32And, from contacting someone,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34picking up the phone, making the contacts,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38speaking to someone on a plane, he brings it all back.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40He doesn't have any fear.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Which is, you know, exactly what he should be doing.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50So, to have our learners look up to him, thinking they can do the same...
0:24:50 > 0:24:52An inspiration to people here.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55APPLAUSE
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Whether it be handing out awards to achieving apprentices or
0:24:58 > 0:25:02handing out new rugby shirts and teaching technique to aspiring rugby
0:25:02 > 0:25:07stars of the future, Jonathan always advocates a professional attitude.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11And he was advocating the same 20 years ago, as a player,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14but the Welsh Rugby Union refused to listen.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20During the disastrous summer tour to New Zealand in 1988,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24the All Blacks were in a different league, both on and off the pitch.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29Professional in all but name, professional in an amateur game.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32They were getting paid for advertising, they were
0:25:32 > 0:25:35driving around in sponsored cars,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37they were doing TV interviews,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41et cetera, whereas, in Wales, we weren't allowed to do that.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45If we did interviews for the TV, the money would go to the WRU.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48We were just professionally way, way, way behind them.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52And, on the pitch, they knew how to beat the Welsh.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54They had identified the main threat.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Stop Jonathan Davies and we'll beat the Welsh.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02And that's the regard that we held him in.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07But Jonathan's rugby genius still came through.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10On return home, Jonathan and other leading players wanted to
0:26:10 > 0:26:14speak to the whole Welsh Rugby Union, to call for changes,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18to at least get them on the same level as the All Blacks.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Their request was denied.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- SEAN:- 'I've obviously spoken to Jonathan a lot about that tour
0:26:24 > 0:26:27'and about rugby in general and, you know, he's a proud Welshman'
0:26:27 > 0:26:29and he wanted to deliver.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32And I think he came away from that game thinking,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35"We need to be like the All Blacks," in terms of the professional
0:26:35 > 0:26:39approach, on and off the field, the way we prepare ourselves.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41And that's what he wanted.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43'Probably ahead of his time, you know?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46'Probably Welsh rugby wasn't ready for that yet.'
0:26:46 > 0:26:48It's ironic, because 15 years later,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52when they employ Graham Henry and Steve Hansen,
0:26:52 > 0:26:57they said exactly the same that I was going to say 15 years earlier.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59We have to have facilities,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03we have to have better professional attitude, nutrition.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04That's all I was going to say.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06But we had to pay Graham Henry
0:27:06 > 0:27:08a million pounds, or whatever they paid.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11If they'd have listened to Bob Norster and myself, from our
0:27:11 > 0:27:14experiences in New Zealand, then they would have changed those things.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16But I tried.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I was just disappointed that, you know,
0:27:19 > 0:27:20'things weren't going to change.'
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Things went from bad to worse
0:27:22 > 0:27:24when the Welsh team was further unsettled with
0:27:24 > 0:27:26the sacking of the coaches.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29For the following Romanian match, Jonathan was made captain.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33But it was an embarrassing defeat and he took the blame.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37No-one spoke to him the following Monday at training.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Rugby League scouts were always circling.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Now Widnes caught Jonathan at a low ebb.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I wasn't happy. I got blamed for that defeat.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50And then, all of a sudden, the unthinkable
0:27:50 > 0:27:55came into my mind that I was going to get dropped playing for Wales.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58You know, I've got no qualifications to fall back on.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00That's when the Rugby League boys came down
0:28:00 > 0:28:04and there was an avenue out for me.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I enjoyed living in Wales, I enjoyed playing for Llanelli
0:28:07 > 0:28:09and I enjoyed playing for Wales.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14The last thing on my mind was thinking of walking away from it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18But I remember bumping into my surgeon and he said,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21"I heard you're thinking of going to Rugby League.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23"Make the most of that knee."
0:28:23 > 0:28:26His ambition at that time was to play for the Lions
0:28:26 > 0:28:29and he knew that the team was being thought of by Ian McGeechan
0:28:29 > 0:28:32who had just been appointed the coach.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35And he thought, "I'm going to get dropped by Wales as captain,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38"and that's not going to help my Lions candidature."
0:28:38 > 0:28:41And then, Dougie Laughton, very persuasive man who was
0:28:41 > 0:28:45coaching Widnes, came down and caught him on the hop.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49The headlines tonight.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52The Welsh Rugby Union captain, Jonathan Davies,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54has joined the Rugby League champions Widnes.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57The deal is worth around quarter of a million pounds
0:28:57 > 0:29:00and makes Davies the sport's most highly paid player.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Finally, he signed and shocked the rugby world of both codes,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06not only for the size of the deal,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08but also that Rugby League
0:29:08 > 0:29:10had captured the Welsh captain,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13the star. In Wales, he was brandished an outcast, a traitor,
0:29:13 > 0:29:17by the Welsh media and many fans.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I'm going back home tomorrow morning with a couple of videos
0:29:20 > 0:29:22and the rulebook, so...
0:29:22 > 0:29:23LAUGHTER
0:29:23 > 0:29:27I'm glad I'm not playing and see what Dougie feels, how I go in training.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29It's up to him, then.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I don't want to live in Wales and commute up.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34The sooner the better I get up here and settle in.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Excitement. Excitement would be the word.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Because, the signing of a really big, well-known Rugby Union
0:29:40 > 0:29:43player was a shot in the arm
0:29:43 > 0:29:45for the game in those days.
0:29:45 > 0:29:52And Jonathan, of course, among the biggest names in British rugby.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55But there were doubts whether he was big enough or tough enough to
0:29:55 > 0:29:59survive a more brutal brand of rugby.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I drove up with Ken, his stepfather, and Jonathan.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05He was sat in the back and he was very apprehensive.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09News of his arrival had got around and we parked the car
0:30:09 > 0:30:11and there were people appearing from all over the place.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14And they were coming up and they were looking at him.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16They couldn't believe, you know, a superstar.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19You expect to see a man monster step out of the car.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20And Jonathan was quite slight.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23He bulked up a lot after that, but he was quite slight.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25And they were running...
0:30:25 > 0:30:28A wonderful, aquiline nose and they were running their fingers
0:30:28 > 0:30:32down the bridge of his nose and saying, "That won't last long!"
0:30:32 > 0:30:33HE LAUGHS
0:30:35 > 0:30:37At his first match for Widnes, Jonathan quickly
0:30:37 > 0:30:40showed his worth, putting an extra 6,000 on the gate.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- COMMENTATOR:- 'Tremendous attention still from photographers who've come
0:30:43 > 0:30:46'from all around the world to see Jonathan Davies this afternoon.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49'And now, the moment the crowd have come for
0:30:49 > 0:30:52'as Jonathan Davies gets his first taste of
0:30:52 > 0:30:54'Rugby League action in a Widnes shirt.'
0:30:54 > 0:30:56CHEERING
0:30:56 > 0:30:58'And I don't think he'd have got a better reception at the Arms Park.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01'The crowd are really hoping it gets into Davies' hands.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02'And it has, at long last!
0:31:02 > 0:31:04'And he sets off.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06'Jonathan Davies going down the wing.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08'It's a sensational start for the Welshman.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09'He's bundled into touch,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12'but he pleased the crowd with that.'
0:31:12 > 0:31:14He wasn't in the game much. You wouldn't expect that.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17But what he did... Some lovely touches.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20But the thing I looked at, one or two people were saying to me,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22"Oh, Ray, he's not big enough. He's not big enough.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24"Look at his legs, Ray!" You know.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26"A little bit like a pigeon, Ray.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28"He's not big enough!"
0:31:28 > 0:31:30He had character. He had guts.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33He had heart. That's what it takes to play this game.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38It is a very skilful game, but it's a very physical game.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Jonathan set about beefing himself up,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44proving the doubters wrong, determined to succeed.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49People will not appreciate how tough it is to go into Rugby League.
0:31:49 > 0:31:56You're giving up your family, you know, you're moving away.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59You're going to a different job,
0:31:59 > 0:32:00totally different job,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03because the game is totally different.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05And it's all being done in the public eye.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08And failure is a massive story for the press.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11So, you know, there's a mental toughness to it
0:32:11 > 0:32:14and I wasn't prepared to fail.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Jonathan was followed by an exodus of fellow
0:32:16 > 0:32:19players from the Welsh international side.
0:32:20 > 0:32:27Jonathan, really, was the person who started the trend that left us,
0:32:27 > 0:32:32really, with many of our top players deciding to go North.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34It was a case of having to rebuild.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Floodgates, wasn't it?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39You know, loads of players went.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42There was Jonathan, obviously, came after myself.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Then John Devereux, Paul Moriarty, Kevin Ellis, David Young...
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Allan Bateman, the Quinnells.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53With old friends around him,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55financial security for his family,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Jonathan quickly found his feet
0:32:57 > 0:33:01and soon began putting in some startling performances.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- COMMENTATOR:- 'Davies.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07'Oh, beats two men!
0:33:07 > 0:33:10'Going south. The sidestep!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12'He's going for the line!
0:33:12 > 0:33:13'It's back to Davies!
0:33:13 > 0:33:16'Oh, that's magnificent rugby!'
0:33:16 > 0:33:19'A genius of a rugby player!'
0:33:19 > 0:33:21You had to watch him every second,
0:33:21 > 0:33:23because he had such incredible acceleration.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27He wasn't the biggest of guys, but he was very, very explosive
0:33:27 > 0:33:31and his stride length was very, very long.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34His speed off the mark and his footwork was very,
0:33:34 > 0:33:36very difficult to defend against.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38So, you had to keep your eye on him all the time,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40otherwise, he'd punish you.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Within 18 months of turning professional, Jonathan had
0:33:43 > 0:33:45won with Widnes two Premierships,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48two charity shields, a world championship medal
0:33:48 > 0:33:50and five Great Britain caps,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53as well as Player of the Year.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57More importantly, and remarkably, he was relatively unscathed.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Even his nose was still intact, but only just.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- COMMENTATOR:- 'Oh, what a head tackle!
0:34:03 > 0:34:06'But significantly, Davies has scored.'
0:34:06 > 0:34:09And when Widnes ran low on money,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Jonathan switched to nearby Warrington, where he won
0:34:12 > 0:34:16the coveted Man of Steel and another First Division Player of the Year.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- RAY:- I think Rugby League got a genuine star, a big star.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25One of the best players ever to have come in the game, to my mind.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- COMMENTATOR:- 'Have a look at that! What a try! What a genius!'
0:34:28 > 0:34:30A player who could... He could light up a dark day.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33He could light up a November afternoon,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36just with one touch, with one ball, with one little kick.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Whether in the white of Widnes or the stripes of Warrington,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43his creative and instinctive brilliance shone through, seeing
0:34:43 > 0:34:47opportunities and acting instantly when other players saw nothing.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49He displayed consummate kicking skills,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51at goal, downfield
0:34:51 > 0:34:54and especially the chip ahead at full flight.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58He could body swerve as well as step off either foot at speed.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01And, of course, he had a burst of acceleration
0:35:01 > 0:35:05and blistering pace to destroy any defence.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08And, behind this tremendous talent, was solid support.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Everyone who is successful, I think that, you know, there is
0:35:14 > 0:35:16a support mechanism behind you.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21Whether that's the coaches, employers, friends.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24But, more so, family.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Karen and the family were a great support and, without that support,
0:35:29 > 0:35:34I don't think you can achieve what you try and achieve, to be honest.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39Because that support mechanism is vitally important.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Most players would have settled for his success, but not Jiffy.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46In the out of season break, he decided to play in Australia,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50the hardest and most brutal rugby league in the world, where
0:35:50 > 0:35:53few from Britain had dared to venture.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58But, he was undaunted. He'd learnt to look after himself.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I'd never admit that I was nasty, I suppose,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04but I think you have to have an edge.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05I think you need an edge.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09If you look at maybe the best sportsmen in the world,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11they all look after themselves.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18I just think that I knew how to look after myself from my upbringing.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21With his family following him in support all the way to Sydney,
0:36:21 > 0:36:24he joined the Canterbury Bulldogs
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and was now playing rugby 12 months a year.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31He was quickly dubbed by the Aussie press, "The Welsh Wizard."
0:36:31 > 0:36:34In Australia Rugby League is a huge sport.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36It's a working-class sport, so, even now,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39what he's done is probably pretty unique.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Cos not many people have actually made both sports.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45They do revere him a lot.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- COMMENTATOR:- 'Gets around Michael Lynagh.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49'Get around Andrew Johns.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51'Gets around Paul Harragon.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52'Gets around Robbie O'Davis.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54'Jonathan Davies.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Davies for the line. 15 to go.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58'He's going to score the try.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02'That is a sensational individual try from Jonathan Davies!'
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Within only three years of turning professional,
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Jonathan was captaining the Great Britain side, a great honour,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13showing the high regard the top League professionals
0:37:13 > 0:37:16had for this Union convert from Wales.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24But it is the last of his 11 caps for Great Britain which was
0:37:24 > 0:37:27probably his greatest, in a packed Wembley in 1994.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Led by Shaun Edwards,
0:37:29 > 0:37:34the GB team was taking on a mighty Australian side.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Bradley Clyde stepped inside of me, he was about to score a try
0:37:37 > 0:37:41and I stuck my arm out and certainly didn't miss, put it that way.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- COMMENTATOR:- 'Oh, that was a high tackle!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46'The red card has gone in the air
0:37:46 > 0:37:48'and sensation here!'
0:37:48 > 0:37:52I went off and then the guys came in, they were all pumped up.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I didn't realise that we'd scored.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Everyone said, "We're winning.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59"Jonathan scored a try. We're 8-4 up."
0:37:59 > 0:38:03One, it's Wembley, two, it's The Ashes, three,
0:38:03 > 0:38:08you're playing against maybe one of the best sides ever in Rugby League.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10So, putting it all together,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12maybe, yeah, it was my finest moment.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14# Tonight
0:38:14 > 0:38:17# I'm a rock 'n' roll star... #
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- COMMENTATOR:- 'To Davies! Davies! He's got some space!
0:38:20 > 0:38:22'He's going for the corner!
0:38:22 > 0:38:23'He's got his head back!
0:38:23 > 0:38:26'And the Welshman, he's in!'
0:38:31 > 0:38:33'I could never thank him enough. Every time I see him,'
0:38:33 > 0:38:39I always remind him of... Basically he saved my backside that day.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41'The only reason my career kicked on
0:38:41 > 0:38:44'was because I scored that try in Wembley.'
0:38:44 > 0:38:48But I was going to retire and coming to the end of your playing days,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51it's a big decision on when to retire and what you're going to do
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and what you're capable of doing
0:38:53 > 0:38:56because you've been a professional sportsman.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59So I was in a quandary of what I was going to do.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01And what overshadowed all that was
0:39:01 > 0:39:03that my wife was diagnosed
0:39:03 > 0:39:05with cancer and,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07at the time, I had three kids
0:39:07 > 0:39:11and two of my daughters were born up in Warrington.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15And then, all of a sudden, the priority was family.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17What did I want to do?
0:39:17 > 0:39:21I just wanted to come back to Wales to be near my family
0:39:21 > 0:39:26and have the support of the family during this period.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30But there was no way back to Wales as a player.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32The game was still amateur there.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35It seemed he had to retire and look at other options,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39while, at the same time, keeping his wife's cancer diagnosis
0:39:39 > 0:39:44a secret to protect the family from the ever present, prying media.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Then, suddenly, the unthinkable happened.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52In August 1995, the rugby world turned on its head as Union
0:39:52 > 0:39:57became professional and Cardiff came looking for Jiffy.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01WALES TODAY MUSIC PLAYS
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Former Welsh rugby international Jonathan Davies says
0:40:04 > 0:40:07he may return to Wales to play Rugby Union now that
0:40:07 > 0:40:09the game has turned professional.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It's believed many League players could be tempted back following the
0:40:12 > 0:40:16decision by the International Rugby Board to allow players to be paid.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19A few weeks later and Jonathan arrived back in Cardiff.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22The first in history to sign South,
0:40:22 > 0:40:26the first player ever to sign back to Union from League.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28All the Welsh exiles who'd gone North
0:40:28 > 0:40:31could potentially come home for good.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I was quite excited by signing Jonathan,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35for a number of reasons.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Obviously, really respected him as a rugby player and thinking that
0:40:39 > 0:40:41coming back would be of great advantage
0:40:41 > 0:40:44to Cardiff and to Welsh rugby.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Secondly, it sort of underlined Cardiff's ambition,
0:40:47 > 0:40:48if you like, in terms of,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51"Hang on, we're serious, game's now professional
0:40:51 > 0:40:53"and we want to make a statement."
0:40:53 > 0:40:56It probably was the strongest statement at the time,
0:40:56 > 0:40:58in signing Jonathan, and the fact that he was the
0:40:58 > 0:41:03first player to reverse a century's trends of going the other way.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Karen could now be treated at Velindre, Cardiff's
0:41:08 > 0:41:09specialist cancer hospital.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14I remember talking to this guy and he said,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17cos he was sat in the waiting room with people
0:41:17 > 0:41:19with family and friends and you say,
0:41:19 > 0:41:23"Have you got cancer or is it one of your family?"
0:41:23 > 0:41:26And I remember this guy telling me,
0:41:26 > 0:41:28"No, I haven't got cancer," he said.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30"Cancer's got me."
0:41:30 > 0:41:32It's weird, that's stuck in my mind
0:41:32 > 0:41:37and I think that it's just...
0:41:37 > 0:41:42You survive it or you don't survive it and there's no happy medium.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47I'd learnt a lot from my dad's experience, but it's amazing how you
0:41:47 > 0:41:52cope and I think that you've just got to be as normal as you possibly can.
0:41:52 > 0:41:58Your priority changes and your kids are first and foremost and it was...
0:41:58 > 0:42:01I kept on playing, then come home and then forget about rugby
0:42:01 > 0:42:04and go back into the family life.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09So, it was very, very tough, but you know,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13you do what's best for everyone at that particular time.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- COMMENTATOR:- 'And now that little moment of history. Jonathan Davies...'
0:42:17 > 0:42:20CHEERING
0:42:20 > 0:42:24'..steps back onto a Rugby Union field.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29'Bought by a Union club from a professional club.'
0:42:29 > 0:42:32But Jonathan appeared an isolated figure.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Fellow players seemed to resent his special financial package
0:42:36 > 0:42:39and didn't seem to pass him the ball.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Yeah, I'd be disappointed if I felt that they did do that.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I never felt that they did, because I would never do it.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49It's a team environment and if I come in to better the team,
0:42:49 > 0:42:51they should have used me.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56At the time, yeah, you know, I was a target for the opposition.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59So it made sense, really, to use me as a dummy runner
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and, you know, exploit the spaces outside.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Maybe they overdid that a little bit, but you know, I...
0:43:07 > 0:43:11I just wanted to enjoy myself and play the remaining
0:43:11 > 0:43:15days of my rugby career out in Cardiff enjoying it.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20And I was grateful for the opportunity to come home.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23As well as the strain of caring for Karen,
0:43:23 > 0:43:26looking after his children and playing, Jonathan was under
0:43:26 > 0:43:31tremendous public and media pressure to be the saviour of Welsh rugby.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Despite everything, it was a challenge
0:43:33 > 0:43:36and an honour he couldn't refuse.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39I didn't really want to play for Wales again, to be honest,
0:43:39 > 0:43:42but do you ever turn down playing for your country? No, you don't.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45I was a lot slower
0:43:45 > 0:43:48and I couldn't give to Wales
0:43:48 > 0:43:50what I gave maybe ten years before,
0:43:50 > 0:43:54but there's no higher honour than playing for your country
0:43:54 > 0:43:58and I enjoyed the experiences, but I was past my best then and...
0:44:00 > 0:44:04But it was nice to play for Wales again and have that adrenaline rush
0:44:04 > 0:44:08of actually going out on the Arms Park. It was unbelievable.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12A dozen years after first playing for Wales, Jonathan had come
0:44:12 > 0:44:15full circle, to represent his nation in Union again.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18But it was short-lived.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21Just a few caps before his final international against the
0:44:21 > 0:44:24old enemy, England, and old friends in Cardiff.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29Despite some memorable moments, Jonathan couldn't save Wales.
0:44:29 > 0:44:30They were well beaten.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32With his magical powers on the wane,
0:44:32 > 0:44:36maybe it was time to hang up his boots.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40'It was the last ever international at the old Arms Park,
0:44:40 > 0:44:44'before it got knocked down and turned round and rebuilt.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47'And I've got this photograph of Jonathan, myself'
0:44:47 > 0:44:51and Will at the end of the game and I'm pretty certain that it
0:44:51 > 0:44:54was the last international for all three of us and it was
0:44:54 > 0:44:58the last ever game of international rugby at the old Arms Park.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01So, it was, at one level, a pretty special moment.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03'He was under the cosh,
0:45:03 > 0:45:06'on the field or off the field, because,'
0:45:06 > 0:45:12you know, you know what it's like and it's a pretty tough place to be.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14I think, sometimes, you want to say,
0:45:14 > 0:45:19"Look, well done, great career, let's go and have a beer."
0:45:19 > 0:45:24- STADIUM ANNOUNCER:- 'We once again wish Jonathan Davies the best. Thank you.'
0:45:26 > 0:45:31A few months later, at the age of only 34, Karen passed away.
0:45:31 > 0:45:32She was the pillar of strength
0:45:32 > 0:45:37behind Jonathan's success and now she had gone.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40He had offers to keep playing, but Jonathan now had to be
0:45:40 > 0:45:44mother as well as father to three children under the age of ten.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47His future lay with his family.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52I was kind of prepared for it better
0:45:52 > 0:45:54because of the loss of my dad,
0:45:54 > 0:45:56but I think then, that,
0:45:56 > 0:45:58although you're in the public glare,
0:45:58 > 0:46:02bereavement is a very private thing.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05That was the key, is being strong,
0:46:05 > 0:46:08putting a public profile in place,
0:46:08 > 0:46:12but then a different one when you're private.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15So, how you cope with it is
0:46:15 > 0:46:17try and get on with it
0:46:17 > 0:46:19as normal as you can
0:46:19 > 0:46:23and make sure that being the dad and,
0:46:23 > 0:46:26I suppose, the man of the house,
0:46:26 > 0:46:29you just have to keep it going as normal as possibly
0:46:29 > 0:46:35and you know, I did go off the rails a little bit, I suppose, you know,
0:46:35 > 0:46:37in the drinking stakes,
0:46:37 > 0:46:41but hey, sometimes you cope with it that way.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43But the discipline of TV schedules
0:46:43 > 0:46:46and kids going to school was
0:46:46 > 0:46:50the key to keeping me on that straight and narrow.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52Jonathan has never forgotten the support
0:46:52 > 0:46:55and care provided by Velindre Hospital and
0:46:55 > 0:46:58with Jonathan as president of the charity,
0:46:58 > 0:47:03fundraising has soared £7 million in the last five years.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07For me, it was just the fact that, you know, I wanted to support it.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09I knew what people went through,
0:47:09 > 0:47:16I know how fantastic the medical staff were and, you know,
0:47:16 > 0:47:19I just want to raise the money to make it easier for whoever is
0:47:19 > 0:47:23so unfortunate to go through it.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31To mark his 50th birthday, Jiffy embarked on his biggest
0:47:31 > 0:47:34challenge, leading 50 people,
0:47:34 > 0:47:37including many former Welsh skippers and internationals,
0:47:37 > 0:47:40on a gruelling fundraising bike ride across California,
0:47:40 > 0:47:44starting in the Yosemite National Park, down to San Francisco.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48I think everyone's been absolutely fantastic,
0:47:48 > 0:47:51the way they've responded to it. Everyone's mucked in.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Everyone's helped each other.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56We've had great banter over dinner
0:47:56 > 0:47:58and when we're cycling together.
0:47:58 > 0:48:03I think everyone's gelled very good. It's a great, great bunch of people.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09With temperatures over 100 degrees, and sleeping on hard ground
0:48:09 > 0:48:13under canvas, even the rugby stars found it tough.
0:48:13 > 0:48:14But Jiffy kept them going.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Hang on in there, son, hang on in...
0:48:19 > 0:48:20There's only one Jiffy,
0:48:20 > 0:48:23and there were his little speeches round the campfire in the evening.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25He was fantastic. He's got a great sense of humour.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27I think everyone's really enjoying his company.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29Tom, which way are you hanging?
0:48:31 > 0:48:34He's 50 going on 19.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37Fair play to him, he's been, considering he is 50,
0:48:37 > 0:48:40he's been putting it in this week. He's been brilliant fun.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42He's lightened up the week for everybody.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46He's the man who's headed up this whole thing, and we've hung on his coat tails really.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48So he's been phenomenal.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51Encouraging everybody and just being himself, so it's just been...
0:48:51 > 0:48:56For me, you know, he was my hero growing up, so it's been a privilege to spend the week with him.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00After nearly 400 kilometres, the group approached the emotional
0:49:00 > 0:49:03finishing line of the Golden Gate Bridge.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06Everyone involved was raising money for loved ones
0:49:06 > 0:49:11who suffered from cancer, or in memory of those who died from the disease.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15And the finish triggered outbreaks of emotion and relief.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19This event alone had raised nearly half a million pounds.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24It's been a great journey, very emotional at the end.
0:49:24 > 0:49:29I don't cry very often. But it's... Yeah, it's been amazing.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33'The care and support we give to people is over and above'
0:49:33 > 0:49:37what the NHS provides as a base, and Jonathan's input
0:49:37 > 0:49:40makes a massive, massive contribution to that.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44And from our point of view Jon was known and has been known
0:49:44 > 0:49:46as a hero to hundreds of thousands of people
0:49:46 > 0:49:50from when he was playing rugby, but to us he's purely a hero as a man,
0:49:50 > 0:49:52simply because of what he's done for Velindre.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57Since the mid-1990s, demand for Jiffy the commentator,
0:49:57 > 0:50:01with his quick wit and sharp rugby brain has grown steadily.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05'I suppose I'm lucky - I've known him since schooldays,'
0:50:05 > 0:50:08and he never tyres of reminding everybody of the fact that
0:50:08 > 0:50:10I was head boy when he was a couple of years younger
0:50:10 > 0:50:13and I used to throw him out of the corridors at lunchtime.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16But he hasn't changed at all - he was a cheeky youngster in school
0:50:16 > 0:50:19and I think he's a cheeky chappie now as a commentator.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23And I think that's one of his endearing qualities, that's why people like him so much.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28But actually, when it comes down to the game itself, he is incredibly sharp.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30He just sees things so, so quickly,
0:50:30 > 0:50:33and he can then get on to our technical people
0:50:33 > 0:50:36and decide what replays he wants, where he wants it played from,
0:50:36 > 0:50:38and he can see in an instant
0:50:38 > 0:50:42why a try has happened or why a move has failed, or anything else.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45He is definitely one of the quickest I've ever seen,
0:50:45 > 0:50:46and ever worked with.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53Today, Jonathan is not only a leading national commentator,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56but an expert in both codes, Union and League.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59A unique dual role.
0:51:00 > 0:51:04You've got to call it as you see it, because one thing about the rugby
0:51:04 > 0:51:08public, supporters, they're very knowledgeable.
0:51:08 > 0:51:13So if you don't say what you think, you lose your credibility
0:51:13 > 0:51:16and you've lost your support, I suppose.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22He tries to keep up with the modern trends in the game,
0:51:22 > 0:51:25and I think that's a really, really important thing.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Because if you're not involved in the game for two years,
0:51:28 > 0:51:31things move on quickly, both in League and in Union.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34Jiffy's great as a commentator because he does understand the game.
0:51:34 > 0:51:39Even though the likes of him and myself retired many years ago.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43I think when you're a skilful rugby player, as he was,
0:51:43 > 0:51:50and not only did he excel in Rugby Union, but he got to the top in Rugby League,
0:51:50 > 0:51:55that takes a special quality in an individual to be able to do that,
0:51:55 > 0:52:00and as a commentator he can almost see a little bit into the future.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02And I think that's a skill also.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04While Jiffy's acute analysis,
0:52:04 > 0:52:08assisted by modern on-screen graphics, explains the game
0:52:08 > 0:52:11to millions, it's his passion that for many makes matches come alive.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17..And the centre, you'll be saying, "Get on my shoulder now.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20"What are you doing out there? Get on my shoulder!"
0:52:20 > 0:52:24But Wales are doing badly - beaten in all four autumn internationals,
0:52:24 > 0:52:27extending a bad losing streak as the year ends.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31With the 2013 Six Nations tournament imminent,
0:52:31 > 0:52:36Wales look to have a thin chance of successfully defending their Championship title.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42Fun and games, the day's ended. Maybe with Wales losing today, it's a good time to get out of Cardiff.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45So Jiffy is on the move again. A late night flight to commentate
0:52:45 > 0:52:49on another international the following day.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Happy to travel, knowing the family and home are in good hands.
0:52:52 > 0:52:56Because after finding a new career in broadcasting,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Jonathan unexpectedly found a new love.
0:53:00 > 0:53:07I'm very fortunate that I met a fantastic girl, Helen.
0:53:07 > 0:53:11We met and I thought, well, who knows what'll happen,
0:53:11 > 0:53:17and then we've been married ten years this year now.
0:53:17 > 0:53:23And to take three kids on board, at such a young age, was amazing
0:53:23 > 0:53:28and Helen has been the power behind my success
0:53:28 > 0:53:30in the last ten years.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33Jonathan Davies, this is your life!
0:53:34 > 0:53:39In 2003, more public celebrations followed with Jiffy's This Is Your Life.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41His family joined him in the limelight
0:53:41 > 0:53:45while his mum, sister and stepdad looked on,
0:53:45 > 0:53:48all enjoying Jonathan's achievement and recognition.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53He'd become a national treasure - not only a great former player
0:53:53 > 0:53:57but a great broadcaster, a personality in his own right.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00A celebrity, with his own chat show on S4C.
0:54:07 > 0:54:12If you had told me that I'd be having my own show on S4C
0:54:12 > 0:54:18in the Welsh language, I'd have said you're off your head.
0:54:18 > 0:54:23But, erm...you know, it's one thing, I'm adaptable I suppose,
0:54:23 > 0:54:26and, you know, I think I've got a good sense of humour.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Pen fyny...
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Un, dau, tri!
0:54:35 > 0:54:37LAUGHTER
0:54:37 > 0:54:42The first mistake they did, they named the show Jonathan so they're stuck with me now.
0:54:42 > 0:54:47But the viewing figures are good and people seem to enjoy it,
0:54:47 > 0:54:49so if it continues, it continues.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52It's certainly been successful, and I've enjoyed it.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Now, the established media personality, Jonathan
0:54:55 > 0:55:00at the age of 50 knows he's there to be challenged by new stars.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15It's the same in life as it is in sport,
0:55:15 > 0:55:17and there's always people trying to knock you off your perch
0:55:17 > 0:55:21so you've got to do your job as well as you possibly can.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Cos I know there's a lot of boys retiring now
0:55:23 > 0:55:26and they'll want new faces on television.
0:55:26 > 0:55:30But I'm not ready to give my position in television up yet.
0:55:31 > 0:55:35So it's back in front of the nation, and more than 10 million viewers
0:55:35 > 0:55:38around Britain, for the finale of the Six Nations Championship.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41Remarkably, Wales have turned things around,
0:55:41 > 0:55:43won three games on the road,
0:55:43 > 0:55:51and could clinch the title if they beat, by seven points, an in-form England, going for a Grand Slam.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54They hardly come more highly charged than this -
0:55:54 > 0:55:59a decider in Cardiff, with Jiffy trying to keep a lid on his emotions.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03- COMMENTATOR:- 'Biggar...
0:56:03 > 0:56:07'Leigh Halfpenny, Jamie Roberts, Justin Tipuric. Cuthbert outside him.
0:56:07 > 0:56:12'Tipuric... Tipuric! Still going to Cuthbert...
0:56:12 > 0:56:17'Cuthbert's second try! Wales are storming to the title!'
0:56:18 > 0:56:20'Just watch the brilliance of Tipuric, running on...
0:56:20 > 0:56:24'He's in front of the player, receives the ball but just watch him -
0:56:24 > 0:56:28'he reads the play, he steps back, and then he gets away...'
0:56:28 > 0:56:33'I try and control my emotions when I'm commentating or I'm in studio
0:56:33 > 0:56:37'because everyone knows I'm Welsh, and I want Wales to win.'
0:56:37 > 0:56:42And when Wales are doing well, it makes my job so much easier and enjoyable.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47Wales storm to victory - a record-breaking win
0:56:47 > 0:56:50over England, clinching the title for the second year running.
0:56:50 > 0:56:55'And the Six Nations trophy is lifted high by the victorious Welsh team
0:56:55 > 0:56:59'who are RBS Six Nations Champions for 2013...'
0:57:01 > 0:57:03With Wales awash in celebration,
0:57:03 > 0:57:06Jiffy's delight does the rounds on Facebook.
0:57:07 > 0:57:11He's a fun loving, happy-go-lucky guy, who's got a great family.
0:57:11 > 0:57:15I think he must have been a hypnotist in part of his past life
0:57:15 > 0:57:18because to get a wife as gorgeous as Helen at his age
0:57:18 > 0:57:21is something incredible. But he's managed it.
0:57:22 > 0:57:28The biggest achievement of my whole career, and my life so far,
0:57:28 > 0:57:34is the fact that I'm so proud of the family, the kids and Helen.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36She's been a great mother and a great wife,
0:57:36 > 0:57:41and we wanted another one to just bind the family together,
0:57:41 > 0:57:44and a miracle happened and little Molly came along,
0:57:44 > 0:57:50and now rather than three, I've got four beautiful kids, and it's been fantastic.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57My dad died when he was 44.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00I've decided that I think I'm going to live till 90.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04I told my kids when I was 45, it's half-time.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07I might be a pain in the arse to everyone at that time,
0:58:07 > 0:58:11but there we are, my goal is to be around when I'm 90 years of age.
0:58:11 > 0:58:15# I don't remember, were we wild and young?
0:58:15 > 0:58:19# All that's faded in the memory
0:58:19 > 0:58:23# I feel like somebody I don't know
0:58:23 > 0:58:27# Are we really who we used to be?
0:58:27 > 0:58:31# Am I really who I was?
0:58:31 > 0:58:35# The lights will draw you in
0:58:35 > 0:58:38# And the dark will bring you down
0:58:38 > 0:58:42# And the night will break your heart
0:58:42 > 0:58:43# But only if you're lucky now. #