The attendance at Murrayfield remains the Championship's record crowd, the record attendance in Europe and the third highest rugby attendance in history. GARETH IS THE MUDDIED MONSTER Wales v Scotland, Arms Park, 1972. Ricky Guest 17. The world champion All Blacks ran in 18 tries in two Tests, but had to concede the best of the lot in the series to Jonathan Davies. It looked as though the game as up, and the Grand Slam quest was over, with the home side leading 18-14 with two minutes to go. His try against France on debut in 1975 saw him cover 75 metres for the touchdown wow. You won't have it that easy again.". One of the greatest ball carrying forwards of his generation in the northern hemisphere he went on to become a selector and coach with the national side. The 1974 Five Nations Championship was the forty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[3]. Test, ODI and Twenty20 Championships. This result, coupled with Wales' impressive return to form in a 16-12 win over the stuttering Irish a week earlier, meant that only the Welsh and France were able to win the title outright. But, ultimately, the mind keeps wandering back 40 or so years to the decade of flares, bubble perms and kipper ties. The London Welsh Rugby Club Choir wowed Britain's Got Talent judge Alisha Dixon on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen with a brilliant rendition of Cwm Rhondda - or Bread . Ireland 9, Wales 34 Lansdowne Road, 21 February, 1976. Formula 1. Sport at its core is about winning and losing, after all. Was a Grand Slammer in 1976 and 1978 and a fabled Lion in South Africa in 1974. The no-nonsense centre helped give Wales a rock-solid midfield as his partnership with Ray Gravell became renowned. He somehow managed to stay the course and it was a brilliant shoulder charge by JPR Williams on Jean-Francois Gourdon that saved the game in the end. . All data below just refers to the 1975 World Championship. Blessed with a telescopic reach that he put to good use at line-outs, he also excelled around the field with his athleticism and footballing skills, allied to unyielding defence that once reckoned to have saved 40 tries for Wales. The Triple Crown was secured in sparkling style as Mervyn Davies' side ran in four tries and scored 18 points in a thrilling five minute burst. After the big win in Dublin, only the French stood between Mervyn Davies' side and a second Grand Slam of the decade. It had never been done before and it didn't look like happening with the scores tied at 13-13. Great ball carrier, he also made a considerable impact with the Lions on three successive tours. Rhys Webb is handed a recall at scrum-half alongside Kieran Hardy and Tomos Williams, but there's no place for his Ospreys team-mate Nicky Smith despite his fine form this season. Tonight's rugby news as 12 Wales stars try to convince Gatland and top Welsh clash cancelled amid injury crisis . JONATHAN SAVES SOME FACE New Zealand v Wales, Auckland, 1988. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He had developed his scrummaging under Prosser at Pontypool to the point where he became an all-time tighthead great who started 12 consecutive Tests for the Lions. Was a Lion in New Zealand in 1983 and again in Australia in 1989. He made his Welsh debut England also played a 'home' game against Wales at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia. Another player who turned to rugby league and became a northern success story. Take your pick both Adrian Hadley tries were gems, the best probably being his link with Cardiff club mate Mark Ring. Announcing his first selection since returning to the Welsh rugby hot-seat, the. Six new caps were blooded by Wales at the Parc des Princes in Paris, including Pontypool props 'Charlie' Faulkner and Graham Price, who joined Bobby Windsor in the infamous front row. Cardiff take on Ulster in what is set to be a mouthwatering clash in the Welsh capital. Maybe they formed the greatest team this country has ever produced An all-time great who set new standards for courage and wanted to win so much it must have hurt. The day the Pontypool front row packed down together for the first time for Wales it was the youngster, Graham Price, who stole the show. As the Welsh fans arrived in Dublin, the Irish team had a final workout at Anglesea Road in preparation for . In the 6ft 5in Martin, Wales found a line-out jumper who delivered a constant stream of ball at a time when the set-piece was a jungle and then a bit more. Wales used their own home venue at Swansea, but also played home games in England in both Salford and Warrington. People say the present Welsh team is under pressure from losing so many . Whoever won would take the title and Wales looked like being without their inspirational skipper. SIGN UP: Get the latest rugby headlines sent straight to your inbox for free with our daily newsletter. Sport. 19th January 1974. They travelled to Dublin a week later buoyed and in the knowledge that a draw would be enough for them to win the title outright for the first time in five years; a potentially huge achievement given their underwhelming performances in beating Scotland and losing to England. There are only 50 signed shirts available worldwide. Backs (17): Kieran Hardy, Rhys Webb, Tomos Williams, Dan Biggar, Rhys Patchell, Owen Williams, Mason Grady, Joe Hawkins, George North, Nick Tompkins, Keiran Williams, Josh Adams, Alex Cuthbert, Rio Dyer, Leigh Halfpenny, Louis Rees-Zammit, Liam Williams. Led Wales to the Triple Crown in 1988 and is the last Welshman to skipper a winning side at Twickenham. The 1975 Five Nations Championship was the forty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. ELGAN ROUNDS OFF REES CHARGE Scotland v Wales, Murrayfield, 1983. Wales won the Championship in 197514 of 26 Ray Gravell prepares to pass the ball to team mate Steve Fenwick when Wales played France at the Parc des Princes in 197515 of 26 Max Boyce wearing a. Griff Evans 6. "The Welsh three-quarter movements tended to be too lateral so that they were stifled repeatedly by intelligently positioned covering and tackling." Wales 13, Ireland 6 RWC, Wellington, 25 May, 1987. 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It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Another of the game's great sidesteppers, he could turn defence into attack in the blink of any eye. Only won eight caps in all, but was recognised as one of the best loose heads in the world at his peak, Wales 22, France 12 Arms Park, 6 February, 1982. Wales's seventh Grand Slam, completed 40 years ago, began and ended with JPR Williams, but was anything but a one-man achievement, writes Huw Richards. Share it ! Became a world class rugby league players after leaving Wales with 32 caps. A powerhouse back row man who was equally at home at No 8 and at flanker. Some consider the genius from Llansaint to be Waless second greatest player after Gareth Edwards. The Greatest Ever Welsh Players of the 1970's and 1980's The Seventies Fact File Played 46 Won 32 Drawn 3 Lost 11 72.8% success rate - second highest of any decade Grand Slams - 1971, 1976, 1978 Triple Crowns - 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Outright championship wins - 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978,1979 Drew with South Africa in 1970 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter featuring the latest news, highlights and fixtures, Principality Stadium, Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1NS, Email: info@wru.wales Captain of the 1976 Grand Slam side, he won two Slams and three Triple Crowns in a career that saw him captain his country to eight wins in nine matches. Injuries plagued his Lions career, prematurely ending his two tours, and he finished his career with Bradford Northern. The Welsh Rugby Union said it anticipates regional squads to be around 44 players. Silky smooth skills and an air of arrogance than bordered on brilliance made him the first real rugby union superstar. England 3, Wales 11 Twickenham, 6 February, 1988. WALES SQUAD FOR 2022 AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES Forwards (20) Rhodri Jones (Dragons - 21 caps) Nicky Smith (Ospreys - 41 caps) Gareth Thomas (Ospreys - 13 caps) Ryan Elias (Scarlets - 30 caps) Dewi Lake (Ospreys - 8 caps) Ken Owens (Scarlets - 87 caps) Tomas Francis (Ospreys - 65 caps) Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Rugby - 41 caps) Berian Watkins 4. Benny could run a game with razor-sharp rugby intelligence but he also had a famed attacking game and when in the mood, as against Ireland in 1976, he could cut a defence to pieces. Quite a turn around when you consider they were only one point to the good at half-time. Price was remarkably young for a prop at twenty-three years of age but Faulkner, a judo black-belt, kept his age a mystery; though he was reputed to be "around 34". The team are ready to meet you all and sample our stunning T Nant range on Between the mid-1950s and the early-1970s, the disparity in quality between teams competing in the Five Nations was minimal and scoring opportunities at even more of a premium than they were a decade previously; Wales 0-3 England (1957), Scotland 3-3 England (1958), France 3-3 England (1960), Scotland 3-0 Wales (1961), Scotland 3-3 England, Wales 3-0 France, Ireland 3-3 Wales (1962) represented dark, wintry days for rugby fans and it's probably only the increased likelihood of a draw that meant more championships didn't finish with two wins and two defeats apiece. Ireland, on the other hand, were buoyant after their win at Lansdowne Road and, according to David Irvine in the Guardian, "laid the foundations for what they hope [and, in the hearts of many, believe] could be their first grand slam in the competition for a quarter of a century. Went on to manage Wales in the nineties. But it says everything about how well Phil Bennett did that even now there is a debate over who was the better player. Hij won 13 caps voor Wales en werd ook geselecteerd om te spelen voor de barbaren die op uitnodiging reisden. Wales had not beaten Ireland in Cardiff since 1983. Cobner was a leader who inspired others.
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