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369:, on 24 October 1948. His father, Les, worked in a local steelworks in Llanelli until he had an industrial accident, and his mother, Mary, worked at a local car-pressing plant. Bennett was often ill as a child and his father was told that he would "never have the physique to play rugby". As a teenager, Bennett worked in the local steel works and was offered a trial by 619:. A donation made up of the ticket revenue of the game would be given to the Phil Bennett Foundation, a charity founded in memory of Bennett to help raise charitable funds to help disadvantaged, disabled or underprivileged individuals to participate in sport. The match was played on the 16 September 2023 and the Scarlets won the game 33–19. 538:"Look what these bastards have done to Wales. They've taken our coal, our water, our steel. They buy our homes and live in them for a fortnight every year. What have they given us? Absolutely nothing. We've been exploited, raped, controlled and punished by the English – and that's who you are playing this afternoon," 477:, making him the first ever substitute for the Wales national team. Bennett's first start came on the right wing against South Africa in January 1970, a position he was not familiar with, but he was considered "too good to leave out"; he then moved to inside centre for Wales' first match of the 314:
as Llanelli's first-choice fly-half. He made 414 appearances for the Scarlets over the course of a 15-year career he scored 131 tries, 43 drop goals, 293 pens and 523 convs. He made his Wales debut in 1969, but it was not until John's retirement from rugby in 1972 that Bennett became a regular
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captained was not selected by the four Home Nations governing body, but had been organised by Oxford University and billed as the English Rugby Union team. However, it was considered the Combined British team by Argentina because it also included three
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The full list of inductees into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2015 (in alphabetical order) is: Phil Bennett (Wales), Naas Botha (South Africa), Gordon B...
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at full-back, but after Barry John's sudden retirement from rugby in 1972, Bennett took the number 10 jersey on a permanent basis.
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Welsh Club Championship. They won that title twice more during Bennett's time at the club, as well as reaching the final of the
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at the end of the season, Bennett took over as Llanelli's first-choice fly-half, and in his first full season, they won the
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decided that after losing the first test that he should withdraw from further test matches, handing on field captaincy to
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announced that they would face the Barbarians in a pre-season friendly, with the match being marked as the
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said that Bennett was "one of the greatest fly-halves to play for Wales and the British and Irish Lions.
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As captain of Wales, Bennett gave a pre-game team talk before a Five Nations Championship match against
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title, including the Grand Slam in 1978, which culminated with his retirement from Wales duty.
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left the squad for 17 days due to an injury in the first warm-up match, and was replaced by
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on their radio and television rugby coverage. He also had regular newspaper columns for the
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on 12 November 1966. He made three more appearances in the 1966–67 season, all of them at
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captained in the third and fourth tests v New Zealand and the first test v Australia.
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in each of its first five years, winning four in a row from 1973 to 1976. During the
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captained the Lions in the first tour game, the test vs. Argentina in Cardiff.
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took over captaincy on the field but Bedell-Sivright remained tour captain.
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in Paris on 22 March 1969; he came off the bench to replace an injured
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said he was "a Welsh rugby legend in every sense and true gentleman".
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was injured at the beginning of the first test against New Zealand.
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Bennett died on 12 June 2022 after a long illness at the age of 73.
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wore his name on the back of his shirt in red rather than grey.
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Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union
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in March 1977 was voted the greatest Wales try of all time.
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regional side in 2011. In 2015, he was inducted into the
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British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
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captained in the second and foruth tests v New Zealand.
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between 1970 and 1980; he played a pivotal role in the
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In 2020, his try for Wales against 4315:Officers of the Order of the British Empire 2485:was named on the bench for the first test. 2474:replaced him as captain for the third test. 1158:(Supplement). 30 December 1977. p. 10. 921: 919: 789: 430:, Bennett played in the Llanelli team that 3665: 3651: 2536: 2522: 2011: 1997: 1772: 1758: 1529: 1515: 1291: 1118: 1116: 815: 787: 785: 783: 781: 779: 777: 775: 773: 771: 769: 492:Bennett went on to become a member of the 45: 1003: 19:For other people named Phil Bennett, see 4320:Rugby union players from Carmarthenshire 1148: 1038: 1036: 1024: 916: 658:"2015 in Review: Hall of Fame inductees" 4330:Wales international rugby union players 2345:died on tour after a boating accident. 2020:British & Irish Lions team captains 1467: 1449:Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). 1316: 1113: 892: 890: 888: 886: 884: 882: 880: 766: 456: 402:in an 18–9 defeat away to local rivals 334:, and also made 20 appearances for the 4262: 1453:. 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He was named president of the 523:for services to rugby football. 437:He also played 20 times for the 3875:Wales national rugby union team 3827:Wales national rugby union team 1471:Phil Bennett: The Autobiography 1442: 1416: 1395: 1373: 1259: 1196: 1172:Phil Bennett: The Autobiography 1162: 1142: 1062: 997: 970: 952:"The greatest try ever scored?" 944: 380: 1426:. BBC Sport. 16 September 2023 1383:. Scarlets Rugby. 12 June 2023 1006:"The greatest try ever scored" 977:Bull, Andy (27 January 2013). 709: 629: 479:1970 Five Nations Championship 385: 345:Bennett was inducted into the 1: 2489:was the captain on the field. 2459:replaced him as tour captain. 1403:"The Phil Bennett Foundation" 622: 410:. Following the departure of 356: 322:Bennett also toured with the 21:Phil Bennett (disambiguation) 2429:captained in the third test. 2365:, but remained tour captain. 1474:. HarperCollins Publishers. 1292:@WorldRugby (13 June 2022). 1175:. 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Phil Bennett (disambiguation)
OBE

Felinfoel
Carmarthenshire
Fly-half
Felinfoel RFC
Llanelli RFC
Barbarians
Wales
British Lions
OBE
rugby union
fly-half
Llanelli RFC
Wales national team
Barry John
Five Nations Championship
British Lions
South Africa in 1974
New Zealand in 1977
Barbarians
win over New Zealand in 1973
World Rugby Hall of Fame
Scotland
Felinfoel
Carmarthenshire
West Ham United
footballer
Felinfoel RFC

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