I NEVER saw him play, but I’ve heard all the stories about how good he was. Barry John continues to be the standard bearer for all Welsh outside halves, greater even some say than Cliff Morgan, Phil Bennett, Jonathan Davies, Neil Jenkins and Dan Biggar.
On Tuesday evening everyone in Wales, and those who can access S4C on the BBC iplayer elsewhere, will be able to see for themselves what all the hype was about. Rare footage of the player they christened ‘King John’ after his exploits for the 1971 British Lions in New Zealand, has been uncovered from what turned...