1.0Cardiff News Plushttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cardiffnewsplusChenxi Wanghttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cardiffnewsplus/author/wangc108/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="S79FpYtRAU"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cardiffnewsplus/statue-of-sir-tasker-watkins/">Statue of Sir Tasker Watkins</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cardiffnewsplus/statue-of-sir-tasker-watkins/embed/#?secret=S79FpYtRAU" width="600" height="338" title="“Statue of Sir Tasker Watkins” — Cardiff News Plus" data-secret="S79FpYtRAU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cardiffnewsplus/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/e857cb1a929743cdac3938a6acf18fcc.jpg1279719Statue honours Sir Tasker Watkins, memorizing his remarkable contributions to Britain. Tasker Watkins was born in 18 November, 1918. He was the president of Welsh Rugby Union from 1993 to 2004. He also served in the British Army during the World War Two. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award of courage in facing the enemy. The statue of Sir Tasker Watkins is located outside the Principality Stadium, in the city centre of Cardiff. The statue is nine […]