AS Homer Simpson would say: "Doh!"

Newport shop owner Derek Williamson was left with more egg on his face than in his egg mayonnaise sandwiches wh-en he failed to recognise the captain of Wales' Grand Slam-winning rugby team.

And then he dug himself deeper into a hole by mixing him up with his Newport Gwent Dragons team-mate, Hal Luscombe.

So there was only one thing to do to make amends - create a special sandwich to mark the achievement of back row Owen and the rest of the Wales team.

So here, exclusively unveiled for the Argus, is the Grand Slam, something Mr Williamson, 32, hopes would be fit for any rugby hero.

Mr Williamson, owner of Scoffs sandwich bar, in Corporation Road, failed to recognise the Grand Slam captain on Monday morning when he popped in for sandwiches for his Dragons team- mates. We reported yesterday how Owen said he and Mr Williamson got talking about the magnificent win. Owen said: "He then asked me: 'Where did you watch the game from?'"

A red-faced Mr Williamson said: "I had watched the rugby match at the big screen in Cardiff and was still buzzing on Monday.

"Michael came in and sat down, but I didn't recognise him, so I was talking about the match and I asked him where he watched it. He told me that he was playing in it.

"I was so embarrassed. I feel like a right plum for not recognising him." He said he knew other Dragons players who went into the shop and had been to the games, but he had not met Owen.

Then on Wednesday Owen went into the shop again, and this time Mr Williamson called him "Hal", mixing him up with his Dragons team-mate. He said: "I just got mixed up with the two because I met them both for the first time on Monday. My excuse is that the screen wasn't very clear on Saturday and he always wears a hat, so I don't see him properly.

"I just apologised to him but he seemed OK about it, but now I intend to do a Grand Slam sandwich for them. It's a whopper of a sandwich with six toppings, and it can be a peace offering to Michael."