伝説の むちの跡s 飛行機で行く-half Phil Bennett dies at the age of 73 に引き続いて a 戦う／戦い with illness... no-one else 具体的に表現するd Welsh rugby's adventurous approach and care-解放する／自由な spirit やめる like him

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In April, a statue of Phil Bennett was 明かすd in his home village of Felinfoel in Carmarthenshire.?

It was a physical manifestation of the former Llanelli, むちの跡s and British & Irish Lions 飛行機で行く-half’s 遺産／遺物, although his place in rugby’s pantheon of 広大な／多数の／重要なs had long since been 安全な・保証するd.?

Bennett ? who has passed away at 73 after a 戦う／戦い with illness ? will never be forgotten. With his jinking sidestep and running ability, no-one else 具体的に表現するd Welsh rugby’s 伝統的に adventurous approach and care-解放する／自由な spirit やめる like him.?

Only Barry John and, more recently Shane Williams, can （人命などを）奪う，主張する to have come anywhere の近くに. A working-class hero to many in むちの跡s, Bennett’s outrageous individual brilliance was best summed up when he 直面するd New Zealand with the Barbarians in 1973.?

Sir Gareth Edwards ? with whom Bennett formed a 伝説の half-支援する 共同 ? might have 得点する／非難する／２０d what is 広範囲にわたって 定評のある as the best try in rugby history, but it was his old mucker who started off the move. Bennett sent would-be All 黒人／ボイコットs tacklers 飛行機で行くing with his dancing feet.?

Not for the first time in his career, no-one could lay a 手渡す on him. Bennett 攻撃する，衝突する his 頂点（に達する） between 1974 and 1978. His on-field 偉業／利用するs saw him become a 重要な 人物／姿／数字 in the famous Welsh 味方する of the 1970's と一緒に Edwards, Gerald Davies, JPR Williams and John Dawes の中で others.?

He won two Grand 激突するs with むちの跡s in what was then the Five Nations and in 1974, was part of the heroic, unbeaten Lions 味方する that （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 実験（する） victory in South Africa. Bennett played on 負傷させるd in that series with the Springboks to become a member o f ‘The invincibles.’ Willie John McBride ? captain on that 小旅行する ? said Bennett was the difference.?

Bennett also captained the Lions in 1977 and was 深い尊敬の念を抱くd for his 業績／成果s with Llanelli (now Scarlets) and also in the famous shirt of the Barbarians.

Scarlets said in a 声明 on Sunday night: ‘It is with the deepest sadness we 発表する the passing of club legend, former captain and Scarlets 大統領 Phil Bennett. ‘Phil passed away 平和的に at his home on Sunday evening surrounded by his の近くに family. ‘Our thoughts are with Phil’s wife Pat, sons Steven and James and family and friends at this incredibly sad time. ‘広範囲にわたって regarded as the greatest player to wear the Scarlets jersey, ‘Benny’ played 413 times for Llanelli RFC from his debut against Swansea at the age of 18 to his final 外見 at his beloved Stradey Park in 1981.’?

Bennett retired from international rugby at just 29 in 1978 after 主要な むちの跡s to a Grand 激突する and carried on playing for Llanelli. Without him, むちの跡s went into a 法外な 拒絶する／低下する. A man of the peopl e, Bennett became a sports 開発 officer for Carmarthenshire 会議 after 退職 having been a steel 労働者 as a young man. He was inducted into World Rugby’s hall of fame in 2005. Bennett might not have been the biggest, but he took no 囚人s and never a backward step.?