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Welsh legend Phil Bennett dies at 73
Phil Bennett in action for the Barbarians against the All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park, in January 1979
TRIBUTES have poured in to Welsh rugby legend Phil Bennett, who has died after a long illness at the age of 73.
Bennett played 413 times for Llanelli RFC, from making his debut as an 18-year-old to his final appearance in 1981, captaining the side for six years of his 15-year spell.
One of Wales’s greatest ever players, he won 29 caps for his country between 1969 and 1978, winning two Five Nations grand slams and three triple crowns.
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