Green machine ease through the gears in Cardiff carnival

If the IRFU ever considered hiring another country's national stadium for the afternoon, for a party based around a rugby match, then this is how it would look. Never before have we been in the Millennium Stadium for a Test match where the build-up was so benign, so devoid of tension. True, the opposition were wearing red shirts but Canada are as far removed from Wales geographically as they are on the rugby front.