Ninian

British

/ ˈnɪnjən /

noun

Saint. ?360–?432 _ad , the first known apostle of Scotland; built a stone church ( candida casa ) at Whithorn on his native Solway; preached to the Picts. Feast day: Sept 16

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Restless Natives writer Ninian Dunnett is co-writing the musical, working alongside with the original director, Michael Hoffman, and producer Andy Paterson.

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Ninian admits that they have been on "a steep learning curve" - but says the challenges have been outweighed by the thrill.

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Three years earlier - on 9 May 1942 - a 28-year-old Soo played his first game for England, also against Wales, in front of 30,000 people at Cardiff's Ninian Park.

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"I was at Anfield in 1977 when we lost to Scotland, 1985 in Ninian Park, Paul Bodin's penalty in 1993, Russia in 2003. So many disappointments," he said.

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The return leg was played at Ninian Park three weeks later and Israel enjoyed their trip to Cardiff.

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