VANCOUVER, BC – Call it a passing of the torch.
On April 1, 2009, Carl Robinson represented the Welsh national team for the final time. Robinson sat on the bench and watched his native Wales fall 2-0 to Germany at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, all but ending their hopes and dreams of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Fittingly, that was also Aaron Ramsey’s first full competitive game as a Welsh international – and he was thrown in the deep end against Germany skipper Michael Ballack.
Ramsey, just 18 at the time, held his own.