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JEFF JONES RECALLS WHEN A WELSH OFFICIAL GOT THE CALL TO TAKE PART IN THE 1954 WORLD CUP FINAL…

In good company: From left, Germany’s Fritz Walter, referee William Ling, Hungary’s Ferenc Puskas and Benjamin ‘Sandy’ Griffiths

THE 2022 World Cup in Qatar will always be remembered fondly by the majority of us who were not born when Wales last qualified for the tournament in 1958.
Many people would be surprised to hear, however, that four years before Wales appeared in Sweden in the 1958 finals, a native of North Gwent had become the first, and to da...

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