"For this relief, much thanks!"
At mass this morning, the priest asked if there were any Welsh present - he had one eye on me of course!. When I indicated my presence he said..."I'll add a special prayer for you when this Mass finishes! You needed it when I left the presbytery!"
He's Irish-cum-Geordie; as I left at the end of Mass I said to him, innocently of course: "Do you think the Irish team might be persuaded to give the Welsh a lesson, Father?" Much laughter all around....
It was a close shave though! Luckily the French were a man short!!