For other people named Phil Bennett, see Phil Bennett (disambiguation).
Rugby player
Phil Bennett OBE
Birth name
Philip Bennett
Date of birth
(1948-10-24)24 October 1948
Place of birth
Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Date of death
12 June 2022(2022-06-12) (aged 73)
Place of death
Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
Felinfoel RFC
()
1966–1981
Llanelli RFC
414
(2,535)
1970–1980
Barbarians
20
(181)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1969–1978
Wales
29
(166)
1974–1977
British Lions
8
(44)
Philip BennettOBE (24 October 1948 – 12 June 2022) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a fly-half for Llanelli RFC and the Wales national team. He began his career in 1966, and a year later he had taken over from Barry John 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 starter for his country. He led Wales to the Five Nations Championship title, including the Grand Slam in 1978, which culminated with his retirement from Wales duty.
Bennett also toured with the British Lions to South Africa in 1974, when they went unbeaten in 22 matches, and to New Zealand in 1977, and also made 20 appearances for the Barbarians between 1970 and 1980; he played a pivotal role in the win over New Zealand in 1973, considered by many to be the best rugby union match ever played.[1]
Bennett was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2015.[2] In 2020, his try for Wales against Scotland in March 1977 was voted the greatest Wales try of all time.[3][4]
^"My favourite game: Gareth Edwards and the Baa-Baas stun All Blacks". The Guardian. 15 May 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference World Rugby Hall of Fame 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Everyone's watching the official best Wales rugby try ever after Phil Bennett's death". walesonline.co.uk. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^"Scotland 9 FT Wales 18". ESPN.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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