It is genuinely great to go out these days to relax and be entertained. That is exactly what the Platinum Room put on for an enthralling evening of fun and laughter in Swansea on a wet and miserable Tuesday night.
A near 300 strong Taliesin audience were not disappointed as they listened with bated breath to everything Dan had to say about his illustrious career in which the 34-year-old has achieved almost every honour in rugby.
The audience would also be rolling in laughter at the often-hilarious stories that the Toulon fly-half has experienced off the field often with his best friend and renowned referee and TMO official Ben Whitehouse who also took to the stage.
I won’t spoil it for the crowds at Neath and London Welsh Centre who will get to enjoy the evening in the coming week, but they certainly don’t disappoint.
Hosted and questioned by the wonderful actor and comedian Phil Howe, Biggar’s honest and frank admissions show why he is such a highly respected figure on and off the field.
This would be summed up brilliantly by Howe reading out a view of a 105-year-old attendee (or so Howe says with a smile on his face) who would say the perfect player would be 25% the late Barry John and 75% Biggar – a tear jerking moment that would be met by resounding applause.
Howe would be a brilliant host and kept the night going with his witty banter and quick paced belly aching jokes, whilst Tom Jones tribute act Robb Dee warmed the Swansea crowd up into the international spirit with a few of the great’s classics.
It would be Biggar though who would steal the show as he has many times in his career with the night a victorious effort with all leaving in good spirits.
Evening with Scott Gibbs & Neil Jenkins
After the success of last night, the Platinum room will present in two months’ time the event ‘An Evening with Scott Gibbs and Neil Jenkins. Howe will be back to host the event which will sure to have plenty of entertainment.
On Saturday the 27th of April at Swansea’s Grand Theatre, the former Welsh greats will reminisce about Wales’ famous 32-31 Five Nations victory against England on the 25th Anniversary of the occasion.
Former British & Irish Lions centre Gibbs would score ‘that try’, which illustrious fly-half Jenkins would convert to deny England the Championship on that day in 1999 to give Wales a memorable win over the old enemy on their own patch and hand the title to Scotland.
Having enjoyed a 14-year Rugby Union career with the likes of Neath, Swansea & the Ospreys, Gibbs won 53 caps for Wales, scoring 10 tries and also represented the Lions five times on the 2001 tour of Australia.
The 53-year-old also had a brief stint in Rugby League for St Helens and is a well-respected television pundit for the BBC since hanging up his boots.
54-year-old Jenkins who is currently assisting Warren Gatland in the national set-up currently at this season’s Six Nations was a Welsh stalwart of the team for 11 years, winning 87 caps, scoring over 1000 points for his country.
Also part of the same British & Irish Lion’s tour, Jenkins is known synonymously for his time at Pontypridd and then later Cardiff and the Celtic Warriors.
Limited amounts of tickets are still on sale for this fantastic event with VIP meet and greet packages also available to purchase via this link.
NB: This event may contain strong language and adult themes and is therefore not suitable for children under 16.
