Homeless man cries during national anthem after Wales fan gives him spare ticket for Six Nations clash

A HOMELESS man was moved to tears during the Welsh national anthem after kind-hearted fans gave him a free ticket to Wales’ Six Nations opener last weekend.

Rugby fan Jonathan Morgan, 50, and his group of pals found themselves with a spare for the Italy game at the Principality Stadium and decided to give it away.

One of the group’s seven members had to drop out last minute which left them in a quandary.

But rather than flog it on, the mates from Milford Haven decided to make the heartwarming gesture and offered it to a homeless man called Simon who was sitting on Cardiff’s Westgate Street.

He gratefully accepted and was equally thrilled when the friends bought him some beers once inside the ground.

Speaking after the game, Morgan said: “It was a group of us going to the rugby.

“One of the boys couldn’t go, so we had his ticket.

“I said we should give it to someone who’s homeless.

“As we were walking to the game, he was just sitting there.

“He cried during the anthem. He said it was one of the best things that had ever happened to him.”

Wales went on to thrash the Italians 42-0 to go top of the Six Nations table ahead of today’s visit to Ireland.

Morgan and his mates received a ton of praise on social media after he uploaded a picture of the pair in the stands.

And the 50-year-old’s daughter Natassja was particularly pleased.

She tweeted: “Couldn’t be prouder of my dad.

“At the Wales vs Italy match he had a spare ticket and met a homeless man on the street who he gave the ticket to… made this man’s year and said it was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for him!

“The smile says it all.”