COREY DOMACHOWSKI’S dream of playing for Wales at the World Cup came true on the day he had to say farewell to his great grandmother.
The Cardiff loosehead prop, one of 16 players who will be going to their first global tournament, listened in to the televised announcement of Warren Gatland’s 33-strong squad with his family as they waited for the hearse to arrive at their home to take them to the funeral.
It was made on S4C and the WRU’s YouTube channel and the players were not told before the programme was aired.
Domachowski said: “It was a bit of a weird one. It was my Nan’s funeral and we were all in the living room waiting for the hearse to turn up.
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