One of the great Welsh rugby fly-halfs who played for Llanelli and the British Lions In the golden age of Welsh rugby during the 1970s, no player more personified the national side's artistry and the passion for the sport than Phil Bennett. The mercurial Llanelli No 10, who has died aged 73 of throat cancer, came from a strong national tradition of fly-halfs. At Llanelli he developed his game under the coaching genius of Carwyn James. Before long the 20-year-old Bennett was exchanging the scarle...
One of the great Welsh rugby fly-halfs who played for Llanelli and the British Lions In the golden age of Welsh rugby during the 1970s, no player more personified the national side's artistry and the passion for the sport than Phil Bennett. The mercurial Llanelli No 10, who has died aged 73 of throat cancer, came from a strong national tradition of fly-halfs. At Llanelli he developed his game under the coaching genius of Carwyn James. Before long the 20-year-old Bennett was exchanging the scarle...
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