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670:. The New Zealand 'All Blacks' were under pressure throughout the match, with John kicking from deep and away from the opposing forwards, allowing his team to make rushes on the 'All Black' defence. After 22 minutes East Wales took the lead when a missed drop goal attempt from John was collected by Cardiff wing Frank Wilson for a try. A defensive lapse from the East Wales team allowed an equalising try, but with the score at 3–3, East Wales dominated the last ten minutes of the match. With the last kick of the match, John had space for one final dropped goal, but his kick sailed inches outside the post. The New Zealanders were glad to escape with the draw and finished the tour without losing a single match. Three days after turning out for East Wales, John and Edwards were paired to face the same New Zealand team, this time played at 839:, a home encounter at Cardiff Arms Park against Scotland. Despite Scotland being 9–0 ahead at one point, Wales took the initiative and scored four tries without reply, winning 18–9. The England game was John and Edwards' 15th Wales international together, in an away match which recorded the largest haul of tries for the Welsh team in England since 1908. John scored one of the tries along with a dropped goal. Due to an injury to Edwards, John finished the game alongside Chico Hopkins. With only Ireland standing in front of a Welsh Triple Crown win, hopes were high, but Ireland, made John and Edwards look ordinary in a 14–0 defeat. John was unavailable for the final game of the tournament to France, his place taken by Phil Bennett. Wales beat France and shared the Championship with the French. 832:. John was unavailable for the encounter having fractured a rib while playing for the Barbarians against an Oxford University Past and Present team eleven days earlier. His place was taken by Beverley Davies and Cardiff lost 17–3. John recovered in time for the South Africa against Wales match on 24 January, and was selected alongside Edwards. The game was played in atrocious muddy conditions, and a last minute try from Edwards snatched a 6–6 draw. Both John and Edwards had a substandard game that day, but they combined well in the last move of the game to avoid defeat. A week later on 31 January, John and Edwards faced the South Africans again, this time as part of the Barbarians. The South Africans produced their best play of the tour to come from behind to win 21–12. 1874: 1426: 1818: 1042: 2712:, who represented England between 1967 and 1972, is quoted as saying "Barry John's punting was phenomenal. He could drop the ball on a sixpence and he could do it every time". Webb, who developed the modern rugby ball, believes that John cannot be compared to modern kickers because "the modern ball is coated in a laminate, has dimpled surfaces, unobtrusive lacing and multi panels. In the seventies the balls soaked up water, swerved all over the place and were placed in the mud and slime when kicking for goal". 2458: 2410: 2362: 2314: 1762: 1706: 1154: 2784:, Wales. He was the second child of William and Vimy John; his brother Delville was three years his senior. John had a further four siblings, Alan, Clive, Madora and Diane. All three of his brothers played rugby. Delville played for Cefneithin, captaining them for two seasons; Alan progressed from the local club to Llanelli and also toured Argentina with Wales; while Clive was a Llanelli wing forward who was selected for Wales 'B'. The family went to live at 2570: 2154: 1930: 1482: 1266: 1098: 2613: 2557: 2501: 2253: 2197: 2141: 2085: 2029: 1973: 1917: 1861: 1805: 1749: 1693: 1637: 1581: 1525: 1469: 1365: 1309: 1253: 1197: 1141: 1085: 1029: 2514: 2098: 1986: 1650: 1210: 655: 2626: 2266: 1594: 1378: 2210: 2042: 1538: 1322: 54: 2706:, who played with John for Wales and the British Lions, in his 1971 autobiography described Edwards as "fiery and impulsive", but John was "fairer, aloof and apart. Whilst the hustle and bustle went on around him he could divorce himself from it all; he kept his emotions in check and a careful rein on the surrounding action. The game would go according to his will and no-one else's ..." 939:, though as early as 1965, he remembered being dubbed "King John" by a newspaper sub-editor while still at Llanelli. He scored 30 of the Lions 48 points over the four Tests, scored a record 191 points across the tour (6 tries, 31 conversions, 8 dropped goals and 27 penalties) and cemented his reputation as one of the game's greatest players. 864:

encounter with France. Despite the low score, the 9–5 win over France at Stade Colombes on 27 March was a match of the highest quality. Edwards and John scored all the points in the encounter, Edwards with a try, John a try and a penalty goal. This was Wales' first Grand Slam since 1952 and the 1971 squad is seen as the greatest ever to be fielded by Wales.

599:. Although experiencing defeat in his first international, John managed to gain revenge over Australia just over a month later when the same team faced Llanelli at Stradey Park. Llanelli beat the Wallabies 11–0 after a bruising forward contest. John himself scored a try, and then added to his tally with a dropped goal. 924:

stunning the home crowd. The second Test, played at Christchurch, finished with the series drawn after New Zealand won 22–12, John scoring half of the Lions points. In between the second and third Tests, John played in three of the four regional matches, scoring 37 points including two tries in the game against

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could crack, yet rarely did, was the art of the fly-half at its most testing. He was the dragonfly on the anvil of destruction. John ran in another dimension of time and space. His opponents ran into the glass walls which covered his escape routes from their bewildered clutches. He left mouths, and back rows, agape.

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were both experienced and talented. John and Edwards played in all four games, starting with an easy win over England. Wales won 22–6, with John scoring six points from two dropped goals. The second game of the Championship, played against Scotland, was a close encounter, won by Wales 19–18 thanks to

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for the Wales national team and 5 for the British Lions. His excellent balance whilst running—along with precision kicking—made him one of the great players of the modern era. He retired from rugby at the age of 27, as Wales's highest points scorer, citing the pressure of fame and expectation for his

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The clue to an understanding of his achieved style lies in what he could make others do to themselves. The kicking, whether spinning trajectories that rolled away or precise chips or scudding grubbers, was a long-range control, but his running, deft, poised, a fragile illusion that one wrong instant

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He had this marvellous easiness in the mind, reducing problems to their simplest form, backing his own talent all the time. One success on the field bred another and soon he gave off a cool superiority which spread to others in the side. Physically he was perfectly made for the job, good and strong

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His 25 caps for Wales resulted in 90 points scored, 5 tries, 9 conversions, 13 penalties and 8 dropped goals. His British Lions career added a further 30 international points, with a single try, 3 conversions, 5 penalties and 2 dropped goals. For Cardiff

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and New Zealand Universities, in which he scored 32 points. In the game against the Universities John scored one of his most famous tries. John dummied a drop-goal before running through the Universities' defence, stepping inside the final tackler before touching the ball down under the posts,

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rugby union player, John was not paid to play rugby at club or international level. To receive money for playing would have been recognised as an act of professionalism and would have resulted in action from one of the governing unions, normally suspension or a ban. To prevent players switching to

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In 1972, at the age of only 27, with 25 Wales caps and 5 British Lions caps, Barry John retired from the game. John cited the media attention and the unfair expectations of his country as reasons, believing he was "living in a goldfish bowl". John recalled one incident that moved him to retire was

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A win in the third Test was vital to keep the Lions hope of a series win alive. John scored ten points of the 13–3 win, the other three coming from Wales' team-mate Gerald Davies. The final Test ended in a 14–14 draw, giving the series to the tourists. John scored eight of the Lions points, having

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with ruthless tactical kicking. The All Blacks were shunted all over the field by John, who was well protected by his forwards, something that he was not afforded with Wales in 1969. The Lions won the Test 9–3, six of the Lions' points coming from two John penalties; McCormick never played for the

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try. This was followed by a win over Scotland, in which John played well, converting three of the five Welsh tries and scoring three penalty goals. John's final international was at home to France. He successfully converted four penalty goals in a 20–6 victory to Wales, and in scoring his final

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of scores. John surpassed his Scotland tally in the next match, a home game against Ireland, scoring 11 points with a dropped goal, conversion and two penalty goals. Seen as one of Wales' more accomplished victories, the 23–0 win gave the team a Triple Crown title, and set up a Grand Slam

3115:(p. 162) places criticism for this loss on the midfield players. Stating "John himself escaped the worst criticism even though guilty of poor positioning to take Allan Lewis's long pass". Conversely, John's play during this game is praised by other sources. Watkins in his 1979 autobiography 579:. Bennett became one of the greatest fly-halves produced by Wales, but he was kept from the Wales squad in his early career by the presence of John. In 1966, John was awarded his first international cap for Wales, taking Watkins' place at fly-half for the match against the 3119:(p. 101) wrote: "He played very well and I knew he would retain his place against Scotland". John himself, in his 1974 autobiography (pp. 69–70), wrote that he "... hadn't played a blinder ... but I hadn't made a lot of mistakes", and follows this up with an extract from 2815:. John quit his position at Monkton House when he toured South Africa in 1968 and never taught again. On his return from Africa, John moved back to his family home at Cefneithin. He spent six weeks unemployed and during this period he considered turning to professional 2760:, businessman and football manager Meirion Appleton said that in the 1970s he made illegal payments to both John and Gareth Edwards. Appleton said that before an international match he gave both players envelopes containing money from sportswear manufacturer 630:'s touring New Zealand team. Edwards, like John, had two international games to his name, paired with Watkins in the final two matches of the 1967 Five Nations Championship. John regained his international place after Watkins had switched to professional 570:

During the 1966/67 season, John was again chosen to trial for Wales. One of the trials forced him to miss the second Swansea encounter of the season, played away on 12 November 1966; his place in the Llanelli team was given to a youth debutant from the

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as being down to the "genius of one player, Barry John". He almost missed the second away encounter of the season with Swansea when he was 'held to ransom' by his fellow students at Trinity College. He was only released when Llanelli's club chairman,

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Hughes (1986) p. 194; Note: Although Wayne Thomas states that John played in the 1962/63 Christmas encounter with Moseley, in that season Llanelli played and beat Moseley in September. In the 1963/64 Llanelli lost to Moseley on 4

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won the toss and chose to play the first half into the gale, and finished the half 8–0 down. John raised Welsh hopes with an early dropped goal, his first international points, but a panicked blind back pass from Wales'

440:: one of the most famous half-back pairings in world rugby. From 1967, John and Edwards made an inseparable partnership with rugby selectors, being chosen to play together at all levels of the sport, for Cardiff, Wales, 951:. Despite this, John had a good Championship, scoring 35 points in the three games against England, Scotland and France. The opener, away to England, was won 12–3, with John scoring two penalty goals and converting a 523:. Although Llanelli lost the encounter, John scored a try and converted it, and played in four more matches for the Llanelli senior team towards the end of the season. He continued to represent Llanelli while at 626:. Although John and Edwards later became the scourge of New Zealand, their first international pairing had an inauspicious start. On 11 November 1967, the pair played their first international together, facing 527:, and gained a reputation as a kicking fly-half with a penchant for putting over dropped goals. During the 1964/65 season, John began to make an impact on the Welsh club scene. His dropped goal against 551:". Llanelli won all four fixtures against Swansea that season, John scoring in all of them. As well as his two dropped goals in the first away fixture, he scored another in the second away game and a 972:

he played 5 seasons, playing 93 matches, during which he scored 24 tries and 30 dropped goals. His dropped goal total for Cardiff was the club's second highest total, drawn with

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tournament. Cardiff progressed to the final, where they succeeded in beating John's former club Llanelli. As well as the title, John won the "Bill Everson – Player of the Tournament" award.

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tour where he was team captain. Wales lost to Australia 11–4, the first time the Welsh had been beaten by the 'Wallabies', due to poor form in the midfield, with the criticism aimed at John,

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in Cardiff, a private school for boys between the ages of eight and sixteen. John moved to Cardiff and shared a house with several other rugby players, including former Llanelli team mate

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Despite the Wales loss against Australia, the selectors kept faith with John, and he retained his place for the next Wales international. Played away from home, the opener of the

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John's final season with Wales ended disappointingly as both Scotland and Wales refused to travel to Ireland due to the increased violence in Northern Ireland and the events of

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kept faith with John and Edwards. The Welsh team were completely overwhelmed by the All Blacks, losing both Tests, 0–19 and 12–33. A change of tactics by Rowlands, by switching

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ended in an 8–8 draw, preventing a Welsh Grand Slam, though a win in the last match to England would give Wales the Championship. The England decider is best remembered for

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for a club record fee of £16,000. Wales had an error-strewn game, in a match played in a cutting, rain-laden wind which turned the pitch into a muddy field. Wales captain

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In 1971, the Wales national team entered what is considered their second 'Golden Age', with a team rich in experience and talent. John was part of the team that won the

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Just over a month after playing for Wales against New Zealand, John faced the tourists again, this time as part of an East Wales team, made up of players from Cardiff,

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the stand-out Welsh player, though John also had one of his best matches, keeping pressure on the Irish with long touch kicks and scoring with a dropped goal.

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win since 1952. He then cemented his reputation as one of the sport's greatest players with his pivotal role in the British and Irish Lions winning tour over

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while still a schoolboy, but John recalls in his autobiography that the local resentment at making such a sporting faux pas ensured he never did so again.

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set nearly 60 years earlier. The Welsh Rugby Union's refusal to allow travel to Ireland stole the team's possibility of a consecutive Grand Slam title.

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after defeating England, France and Scotland. It therefore came as a surprise at the ease with which the Welsh pack dominated. Wales won 24–11, with

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There was little rest for the two Cardiff half-backs when on 7 February 1970, they were called back into the Wales team for the first match of the

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who played in the 1960s and early 1970s during the amateur era of the sport. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team

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John played infrequently for Cardiff during the 1968/69 season, making just 14 appearances. Despite this he was available for all matches in the

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John died in Cardiff on 4 February 2024, at the age of 79. A family statement read: "Barry John died peacefully today at the

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surrounded by his loving wife and four children. He was a loving Dadcu to 11 grandchildren and a much-loved brother."

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by their clubs or sponsors, named after the early practice of placing money in the players' boots. In his 2011 book

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while doing a promotion at a bank; "Inside I said a few words and as I was being introduced to someone she curtsied.

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Gareth Edwards, John's partner at half-back for Cardiff, Wales, the Barbarians and the British Lions (taken in 2009)

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As the authors of the official history of the Welsh Rugby Union, David Smith and Gareth Williams wrote of John:

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exam he spent a year at Cross Hands senior centre. He passed the entrance exam and was accepted into

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In the 1967/68 season, John left Llanelli and joined Cardiff, where he formed a partnership with

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protests that followed the team, and before the match 1,500 protesters had marched through the

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in March the team was on a seven-match unbeaten run, and were looking at taking the

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to the right wing, gave Wales a victory over Australia, and a six-try victory over

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QC, a leading Welsh lawyer. John and Jan had four children; they later separated.

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and while still a teenager he made his first top-flight rugby appearance for

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With the end of the 1968/69 season, the Welsh Rugby Union sent a team to

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from the hips down and firm but slender from the waist to the shoulders.

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It was on this tour that John received the nickname "The King" from the

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In 2009, he decided to sell his rugby memorabilia, including his Wales

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Before the second Test John played in two more tour matches; wins over

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on 26 October 1964, only 17 games in, was his 11th of the season.

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regarded John as "“Without doubt, the greatest player I played with."

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At the age of 18, he left grammar school and was awarded a place at

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penalty surpassed the Wales international points-scoring record of

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In September 1969, John married Janet Talfan Davies, daughter of

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Before the end of the season, John took part in his one and only

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in the first Test match against the South African national team.

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Both John and Edwards were selected for all four matches of the

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Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union

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scored in every match, Test and regional, he had played in.

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John gained more attention the following season. A win over

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South Africa, the 1970 Championship and the 1971 Grand Slam

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John was then educated at Gwendraeth Grammar School in the

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tournament for Cardiff when he participated in the 1969

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in 1964. Whilst at Llanelli, John was selected for the

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In 2001, John ran a Chinese restaurant near Cardiff's

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Cardiff Rugby Club, History and Statistics 1876–1975

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before switching to the first-class west Wales team

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Profile at International Rugby Hall of Fame website

3215: 3213: 3211: 942: 587:selectors, as Watkins had recently returned from a 908:. In the First Test John terrorised New Zealand's 5723:People associated with Trinity University College 4471:. BBC press office. December 2009. Archived from 4413:. London: George Allen & Unwin. p. 122. 5684: 3913: 3911: 3909: 3907: 3401:. Friends of Newport Rugby Trust. Archived from 3208: 2894:"Quinnell family's shock over sight loss ruling" 820:On 13 December 1969, Cardiff played host to the 5123: 5060: 4902:The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records 3111:Sports historian Wayne Thomas in his 1979 book 2727:. He was one of the inaugural inductees of the 406:(6 January 1945 – 4 February 2024) was a Welsh 124:11 st 11 lb (165 lb; 75 kg) 4940:Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players 4921:The Scarlets: A History of Llanelli Rugby Club 4864:The International Rugby Championship 1883–1983 4765: 4678: 4676: 3311: 3309: 3307: 3305: 3274: 3272: 3270: 3268: 3266: 3264: 2752:professional rugby league, players were given 547:, promised to make a donation to the college " 5454: 5202: 5041: 5022: 4357:. London: Stanley Paul & Co. p. 46. 3904: 3362: 3360: 483: 4978:Welsh Brewers Rugby Annual for Wales 1971–72 4684:"Barry John puts memorabilia up for auction" 4300: 4298: 4063: 4061: 3525: 3523: 3201: 3199: 3189: 3187: 3185: 3183: 3173: 3171: 3161: 3159: 3068: 3066: 3047: 3045: 3043: 3033: 3031: 3029: 3027: 24:. For the English-born Indian director, see 5103:. Swansea: Christopher Davies (publishers). 4737: 4735: 4673: 4439:"Barry John: the greatest Lion of them all" 4252: 3395:"The History of the Snelling Sevens – 1969" 3302: 3261: 3017: 3015: 3013: 2966: 2964: 2962: 2960: 850:was completed, and the team now into their 610:had him paired at half-back with Cardiff's 5461: 5447: 5209: 5195: 5128:. Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited. 5061:Thomas, Clem; Nicholson, Geoffrey (1980). 5006:A Touch of Glory: 100 Years of Welsh Rugby 4743:"Wales and Lions legend John dies aged 79" 4657: 4655: 3880:"A Brief History of the Welsh Rugby Union" 3369: 3357: 2888: 2886: 2731:in 1997 and in 1999 was inducted into the 583:. This was seen as a surprise move by the 519:, on 4 January 1964, in an encounter with 52: 5160:Portrait of Barry John by David Griffiths 5063:Welsh Rugby, The Crowning Years 1968–1980 4899: 4880: 4573: 4571: 4569: 4295: 4058: 3520: 3196: 3180: 3168: 3156: 3063: 3040: 3024: 2896:. BBC Sport. 4 April 2011. Archived from 5733:Rugby union players from Carmarthenshire 5003: 4732: 4222: 4220: 3010: 2957: 2717:BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 846:was a new dawn for Welsh rugby. The new 653: 5738:Wales international rugby union players 5124:John, Barry; Abbandonato, Paul (2001). 5023:Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). 4937: 4652: 4432: 4430: 4352: 4192: 2919: 2917: 2915: 2883: 500:. He once played a game for rival team 5685: 5107: 5098: 5082:The Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby 5079: 5027:. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 4984: 4938:Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). 4923:. Llanelli: Llanelli Borough Council. 4918: 4861: 4842: 4833: 4824: 4566: 4541: 4505:from the original on 26 September 2015 4436: 4408: 4377: 2923: 983: 855:a late Gerald Davies try converted by 459:, the first time Wales had achieved a 199: 5442: 5190: 5046:. 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Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications. 4829:. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications. 4193:Howells, Chris (10 February 2022). 2735:. In 2015 he was inducted into the 436:where he formed a partnership with 13: 5748:World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees 5117: 4517: 674:for invitational touring side the 617: 116:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 14: 5759: 5177:Welsh caps at sporting-heroes.net 5143: 4989:. London: Cassell & Company. 4690:. 2 February 2009. Archived from 824:. The tour is remembered for the 5110:A Century of Welsh Rugby Players 4714:"Rugby legend given driving ban" 4469:"Sports Personality of the Year" 4411:Gerald Davies – An Autobiography 3968:from the original on 10 May 2011 3586:Starmer-Smith (1976) pp. 188–190 3219:Starmer-Smith (1976) pp. 185–187 3113:A Century of Welsh Rugby Players 2767: 2729:International Rugby Hall of Fame 2624: 2611: 2568: 2555: 2512: 2499: 2456: 2408: 2360: 2312: 2264: 2251: 2208: 2195: 2152: 2139: 2096: 2083: 2040: 2027: 1984: 1971: 1928: 1915: 1872: 1859: 1816: 1803: 1760: 1747: 1704: 1691: 1648: 1635: 1592: 1579: 1536: 1523: 1480: 1467: 1424: 1376: 1363: 1320: 1307: 1264: 1251: 1208: 1195: 1152: 1139: 1096: 1083: 1040: 1027: 943:1972 Championship and retirement 4799: 4706: 4664: 4643: 4634: 4625: 4616: 4607: 4598: 4589: 4580: 4542:Devine, Darren (10 July 2011). 4535: 4487: 4461: 4402: 4371: 4346: 4337: 4307: 4286: 4277: 4246: 4186: 4160: 4130: 4100: 4070: 4049: 4040: 4010: 3980: 3950: 3920: 3872: 3863: 3833: 3824: 3815: 3785: 3755: 3746: 3716: 3707: 3683:Pyke, Chris (30 January 2014). 3676: 3646: 3637: 3607: 3598: 3589: 3580: 3571: 3562: 3532: 3490: 3481: 3451: 3426: 3417: 3387: 3378: 3348: 3339: 3252: 3222: 3126: 3105: 3075: 3054: 822:sixth touring South Africa team 634:just the month before, joining 478: 195: 5172:Profile at sporting-heroes.net 4772:Malin, Ian (5 February 2024). 4550:. 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Risca: The Starling Press. 4378:Orders, Mark (4 March 2019). 2877: 2772:John was born at Low-land, a 2742: 26:Barry John (theatre director) 4437:Reason, Mark (29 May 2005). 2924:Baines, Huw (October 2008). 2872:University Hospital of Wales 2826:Following an interview with 2715:John came third in the 1971 555:in both the home matches at 7: 2805:Trinity College, Carmarthen 1832:1969 Wales rugby union tour 1776:1969 Wales rugby union tour 1720:1969 Wales rugby union tour 525:Trinity College, Carmarthen 143:Trinity College, Carmarthen 10: 5764: 5008:. London: Michael Joseph. 4885:. Swindon: Crowood Press. 4810:. Llandysul: Gomer Press. 2662: 723:South Africa national team 701:John was selected for the 484:Early career with Llanelli 18: 5743:Welsh rugby union players 5668: 5586: 5480: 5416: 5324: 5228: 5150:Welsh Rugby Union profile 5099:Thomas, J. B. G. (1970). 5080:Thomas, J. B. G. (1980). 4987:The Springboks, 1891–1970 4980:. Cardiff: Welsh Brewers. 4976:Owen, Arwyn, ed. (1972). 4942:. Wrexham: Bridge Books. 4904:. London: Phoenix House. 4355:Gareth – An autobiography 3643:Godwin (1984) pp. 348–349 2733:Welsh Sports Hall of Fame 1005: 1002: 996: 993: 990: 343: 321: 316: 265: 243: 238: 231: 226: 222: 217: 209: 179: 148: 138: 133:Gwendraeth Grammar School 128: 120: 112: 101: 89: 78: 63: 51: 5084:. London: Pelham Books. 4900:Griffiths, John (1987). 4881:Griffiths, John (1990). 4866:. London: Willow Books. 4806:Bevan, Alun Wyn (2005). 4353:Edwards, Gareth (1978). 4343:Smith (1980) pp. 420–421 3713:Griffiths (1987) p. 4:39 3423:Griffiths (1987) p. 4:38 2737:World Rugby Hall of Fame 1017: 1014: 1011: 1008: 999: 894:New South Wales Waratahs 888:and "Mighty Mouse" prop 740:on 1 February 1969 were 202:, separated) 31:Not to be confused with 5165:20 January 2017 at the 5004:Richards, Alun (1980). 4919:Hughes, Gareth (1986). 4670:John (1974) pp. 63, 109 4409:Davies, Gerald (1979). 3917:Griffiths (1990) p. 105 3399:Historyof newport.co.uk 3117:The David Watkins Story 2830:for the BBC programme, 2472:1971 British Lions tour 2424:1971 British Lions tour 2376:1971 British Lions tour 2328:1971 British Lions tour 1440:1968 British Lions tour 715:South Western Districts 488:Barry John was born in 5728:Rugby union fly-halves 5703:Barbarian F.C. players 5222:1968 South Africa tour 5108:Thomas, Wayne (1979). 4985:Parker, A. C. (1970). 4862:Godwin, Terry (1984). 4843:Davies, D. E. (1975). 2695: 2683: 659: 581:touring Australia team 425:—as a replacement for 5474:1971 New Zealand tour 4834:Billot, John (1974). 4825:Billot, John (1972). 4774:"Barry John obituary" 4716:. BBC. 12 June 2001. 4640:John (1974) pp. 94–98 4586:John (1974) pp. 51–52 4501:. 21 September 2015. 3317:"Barry John: Profile" 2979:John (1974) pp. 38–39 2819:, almost signing for 2690: 2678: 1168:1967 New Zealand tour 751:When Ireland came to 657: 5718:Llanelli RFC players 5126:Barry John: The King 4959:The Barry John Story 4957:John, Barry (1974). 4525:"Contemporary Wales" 4304:Davies (1975) p. 419 4292:Davies (1975) p. 408 4283:Davies (1975) p. 402 4170:. swansearfc.co.uk. 4067:Thomas (1979) p. 163 4055:Godwin (1984) p. 357 3869:Godwin (1984) p. 352 3830:Godwin (1984) p. 356 3821:Godwin (1984) p. 355 3752:Godwin (1984) p. 353 3604:Godwin (1984) p. 347 3595:Godwin (1984) p. 346 3577:Billot (1974) p. 276 3568:Billot (1974) p. 299 3529:Billot (1974) p. 290 3405:on 28 September 2011 3384:Davies (1975) p. 397 3375:Godwin (1984) p. 344 3366:Godwin (1984) p. 343 3354:Godwin (1984) p. 341 3345:Davies (1976) p. 158 3258:Davies (1976) p. 157 3205:Billot (1972) p. 201 3193:Billot (1972) p. 202 3177:Billot (1972) p. 197 3165:Billot (1972) p. 196 3072:Thomas (1979) p. 154 3060:Thomas (1979) p. 182 3051:Hughes (1986) p. 199 3037:Thomas (1979) p. 162 3021:Hughes (1986) p. 197 3007:Hughes (1986) p. 195 2998:Hughes (1986) p. 193 2970:Thomas (1979) p. 161 2809:Monkton House School 880:and the coaching of 707:South Africa in 1968 444:and in 1968 for the 317:International career 20:For the artist, see 5713:Cardiff RFC players 5065:. 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London: Collins. 4836:Springboks in Wales 4827:All Blacks in Wales 4475:on 11 November 2010 4449:on 19 February 2012 4443:The Daily Telegraph 3958:"The House of Pain" 3685:"Wales rugby 1970s" 3487:Smith (1980) p. 399 2719:, beaten by winner 1056:1966 Australia tour 984:International games 874:tour of New Zealand 561:Wales national team 465:New Zealand in 1971 423:Wales national team 185:Janet Talfan Davies 149:Notable relative(s) 48: 22:Barry John (artist) 4694:on 22 October 2012 4661:John (1974) p. 165 4554:on 14 October 2012 2900:on 3 November 2011 2858:Millennium Stadium 2851:Alun Talfan Davies 2796:Grammar School at 2672:Critical reception 916:All Blacks again. 872:In 1971, on their 868:1971 British Lions 660: 218:Rugby union career 44: 5680: 5679: 5436: 5435: 4817:978-1-84323-570-5 4649:John (1974) p. 98 4631:John (1974) p. 84 4622:John (1974) p. 79 4613:John (1974) p. 78 4604:John (1974) p. 60 4595:John (1974) p. 48 4577:John (1974) p. 39 4046:John (1974) p. 61 3964:. 31 March 2011. 3892:on 14 August 2011 3885:Welsh Rugby Union 2954:John (1974) p. 46 2936:on 24 August 2011 2669: 2668: 1967:28 February 1970 1135:11 November 1967 953:J. 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5141: 5140: 5134: 5119: 5116: 5115: 5114: 5105: 5101:Rugby in Wales 5096: 5090: 5077: 5071: 5058: 5052: 5044:The Barbarians 5039: 5033: 5020: 5014: 5001: 4995: 4982: 4973: 4967: 4954: 4948: 4935: 4929: 4916: 4910: 4897: 4891: 4878: 4872: 4859: 4853: 4840: 4831: 4822: 4816: 4801: 4798: 4796: 4795: 4764: 4731: 4705: 4672: 4663: 4651: 4642: 4633: 4624: 4615: 4606: 4597: 4588: 4579: 4565: 4534: 4516: 4486: 4460: 4426: 4419: 4401: 4370: 4363: 4345: 4336: 4306: 4294: 4285: 4276: 4245: 4216: 4185: 4159: 4129: 4099: 4069: 4057: 4048: 4039: 4009: 3979: 3949: 3919: 3903: 3871: 3862: 3832: 3823: 3814: 3784: 3754: 3745: 3715: 3706: 3675: 3645: 3636: 3606: 3597: 3588: 3579: 3570: 3561: 3531: 3519: 3502:ESPN Scrum.com 3489: 3480: 3463:ESPN Scrum.com 3450: 3438:ESPN Scrum.com 3425: 3416: 3386: 3377: 3368: 3356: 3347: 3338: 3321:Lionsrugby.com 3301: 3290:on 7 June 2011 3284:Lionsrugby.com 3260: 3251: 3221: 3207: 3195: 3179: 3167: 3155: 3125: 3104: 3074: 3062: 3053: 3039: 3023: 3009: 3000: 2991: 2981: 2972: 2956: 2947: 2911: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2769: 2766: 2744: 2741: 2723:and runner-up 2686:Gareth Edwards 2673: 2670: 2667: 2666: 2660: 2659: 2656: 2653: 2650: 2647: 2645:Gareth Edwards 2642: 2637: 2634: 2621: 2608: 2607:25 March 1972 2604: 2603: 2600: 2597: 2594: 2591: 2589:Gareth Edwards 2586: 2581: 2578: 2565: 2552: 2548: 2547: 2544: 2541: 2538: 2535: 2533:Gareth Edwards 2530: 2525: 2522: 2509: 2496: 2492: 2491: 2488: 2485: 2482: 2479: 2477:Gareth Edwards 2474: 2469: 2466: 2453: 2448: 2444: 2443: 2440: 2437: 2434: 2431: 2429:Gareth Edwards 2426: 2421: 2418: 2405: 2400: 2396: 2395: 2392: 2389: 2386: 2383: 2381:Gareth Edwards 2378: 2373: 2370: 2357: 2352: 2348: 2347: 2344: 2341: 2338: 2335: 2333:Gareth Edwards 2330: 2325: 2322: 2309: 2304: 2300: 2299: 2296: 2293: 2290: 2287: 2285:Gareth Edwards 2282: 2277: 2274: 2261: 2248: 2247:27 March 1971 2244: 2243: 2240: 2237: 2234: 2231: 2229:Gareth Edwards 2226: 2221: 2218: 2205: 2192: 2191:13 March 1971 2188: 2187: 2184: 2181: 2178: 2175: 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