There has never been another quite like ‘Benny’

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Phil Bennett, one of the all-time greats for Wales and the Lions

During those golden days when he led the All Blacks and every other rugby tribe a merry dance, Phil Bennett found himself on stage in Paris with Sacha Distel. It happened one wintry Saturday night during the ritual post-match inspection of Pigalle, an antidote to the customary afternoon bruiser at the Parc des Princes. Whether the impromptu duet between the crooner and rugby’s supreme creator took place at the Moulin Rouge, or somewhere else, matters not. Even the man himself, ...

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