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Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey". [1] In 2003, in a poll of international rugby players conducted by Rugby World magazine
It is considered to be one of the best rugby union matches ever played, [1] and featured what has been described as "the greatest try ever", scored by Gareth Edwards in the first few minutes. [2] [3] The Barbarians won the game 23–11. [4] It was the first time New Zealand lost to the Barbarians.
Following their final Five Nations match of 1978, both Phil Bennett and Gareth Edwards retired from rugby. [42] Wales hosted New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park in November 1978, losing 13–12 after a late penalty goal by the replacement New Zealand fullback, Brian McKechnie. [55]
Sir Gareth Edwards leads tributes to the man alongside whom they became the most revered half-back duo in world rugby. Barry John was 'the King, a magician, my friend' - Sir Gareth Edwards Skip to ...
The Barbarians jersey from 1973 in which Edwards scored ‘rugby’s greatest try’ is set to go under the hammer Gareth Edwards rugby shirt could set world record at auction Skip to main content
His exploits on the Lions tour of 1971 were rewarded with the nickname of "The King" by the New Zealand press, though the pressure of expectation and fame saw him quit rugby the following year. [21] Widely regarded as the greatest rugby union player of all time, Gareth Edwards played 53 Tests for Wales at scrum-half between 1967 and 1978.
When the International Rugby Hall of Fame was created in 1997, Morgan was among the inaugural inductees, alongside his Lions contemporary Tony O'Reilly and Welsh rugby legends Gareth Edwards, Barry John and JPR Williams. In 2009, he was inducted along with O'Reilly into the IRB Hall of Fame, an honour Edwards had received two years earlier.
1976 Five Nations Championship. The 1976 Five Nations Championship was the 47th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 82nd series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 20 March.