The day Wales won the World Cup by defying 80-1 rank outsiders' status to stun rugby

Wales won the World Cup in 2009 despite being 80-1 outsiders. Wales are going to the Sevens World Championship in San Francisco next month. Rob Lloyd speaks to former Scarlets and Dragons fly-half Aled Thomas about that triumph.

Wales won the Rugby World Cup. The squad was captained by Neath back-rower Lee Beach. It included players with a lot of experience in the sevens game. Thomas is now player-coach with Principality Premiership side Carmarthen Quins.   "There was a great feeling within the squad and the belief just grew and grew."

Wales won the Rugby World Cup in Dubai. They had beaten New Zealand in the pool stages and Fiji in a plate final before. Thomas believes the team's performance in Wellington gave them confidence. They were 80-1 outsiders at the start of the tournament.

Wales won the World Cup. They were 80-1 outsiders. Wales squad: Lee Beach, Rhodri McAtee, Lee Williams, Tom Isaacs, Aled Thomas, James Merriman, Tal Selley, Craig Hill, Rhys Webb, Richie Pugh, Dafydd Hewitt, Paul John.

Wales won the Rugby World Cup despite being 80-1 outsiders. They beat Zimbabwe, Uruguay and Argentina in the group stages. In the quarter-finals, they beat New Zealand and Samoa. Then they saw off Argentina to reach the final. They will play Argentina again in this year's World cup.

Wales beat Argentina in the World Cup final. Thomas scored the match-winner. Wales were 80-1 outsiders. They won the tournament. It was a surreal experience. The tournament was being televised by Setanta Sports. People were surprised that Wales won. They were not available back home.