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Katie Sands

Family 'deeply touched' by Wales star's wonderful act of kindness

A nine-year-old girl was overjoyed to receive Wales scrum-half Ffion Lewis' jersey in the post in a gesture which has left the family "deeply touched".

Aoife Walters was in the home crowd when Wales stunned Ireland in Dublin in round one of the Women's Six Nations to come away with a memorable 27-19 win. It was the team's first Test match since historic professional and retainer WRU contracts came into effect in January.

Aoife, whose dad Owen is Welsh, sent her favourite player Ffion a TikTok message to congratulate her after attending the fixture with her club Mullingar RFC, but was bowled over when she received a package complete with a handwritten note in the post just a few weeks later.

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