0:00:15 > 0:00:21By 1976, the second golden era of Welsh rugby was well under way.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23'JPR scores the try!'
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Mervyn Davies, the captain, palms to Edwards.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Bennett getting a lovely service now.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Gravell bouncing off that tackle... It could be another try for Wales!
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Bennett... Bennett going himself!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Oh, brilliant dummy!
0:00:36 > 0:00:40In that year's Five Nations, they were invincible, sweeping
0:00:40 > 0:00:43all before them to win their second Grand Slam of the decade.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46JJ Williams must score!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Well, '76 was one of the greatest Grand Slam
0:00:50 > 0:00:52seasons of the lot, I feel.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Mervyn Davies as captain played some spectacular rugby
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and some great victories, and I think that will rank
0:00:57 > 0:01:00as one of the best Welsh teams ever - under Mervyn Davies.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The expectations in Wales were so high.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05We had set the standard such... The bar was so high
0:01:05 > 0:01:08that the people of Wales expected every time.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11If we had gone and lost a game narrowly,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13it would have been the end of the world for us.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16So, er, we were under pressure to win at any cost.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19But what was so good about it, not only did we just win
0:01:19 > 0:01:21but we won in style more often than not,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and that was the strength of the Welsh team in the '70s.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27BAND PLAYS AND CROWD SING
0:01:27 > 0:01:30So, when we go into this 1977 season, first of all,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32we were without the great Mervyn Davies -
0:01:32 > 0:01:34not as a great No 8, a world class No 8,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36but as a great captain as well.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39So, we're looking for a new captain - that was Phil Bennett...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41And Phil Bennett, for the first time,
0:01:41 > 0:01:46leads Wales onto the international field at Cardiff Arms Park.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51It was a cold, windy day in Cardiff, and when you play against Ireland,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54they're a difficult team to play against.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57They're all over you, swarming all over you, and we did struggle.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We struggled to, er, have that platform.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02but if you look at the Welsh team in the '70s,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06most of their points were scored in the last quarter of an hour.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08More often than not, we had to weather the storm
0:02:08 > 0:02:10until the last 20-25 minutes -
0:02:10 > 0:02:12that's the way, basically, we played the game.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13And Ireland knew that,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16and they really got amongst us, they disrupted us -
0:02:16 > 0:02:18but they couldn't do it for the whole 80 minutes.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Wales, with 11 of the side
0:02:19 > 0:02:22that beat France and won the Grand Slam last season.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Three new caps - David Burcher,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25for the injured Gravell,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Clive Burgess on the flank
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and Jeff Squire, who has the formidable task
0:02:29 > 0:02:31of following in the footsteps of the great Mervyn Davies.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34One other change brings back Glyn Shaw,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36with 10 caps already, to the front row,
0:02:36 > 0:02:37in place of Charlie Faulkner.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39And of course, Phil Bennett, the new captain.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Ireland with a bold selection.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Tom Grace's XV includes five new caps, four in the backs -
0:02:45 > 0:02:48full-back Frank Wilson and fellow Ulsterman
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Alistair McKibbin in the centre,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52and another 19-year-old, Jimmy Bowen, on the wing.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The referee, Norman Sanson, who refereed this match
0:02:55 > 0:02:56in Dublin last year.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00As Mike Gibson starts the international.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03To Phil Bennett.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07CROWD CHEERS
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Beautiful kick from a narrow angle.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14As cool as they come, Phil Bennett, taking the line-out...
0:03:15 > 0:03:16..up to the halfway line.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21WHISTLE BLOWS Troubles in the line-out.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Pushing, obstruction, by Ireland.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28And Phil Bennett has nominated Allan Martin
0:03:28 > 0:03:33to kick for goal from just inside the Irish half.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41And that may look a long way, but it's well within the range
0:03:41 > 0:03:43of the massive boot of Allan Martin.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46And the chance to put Wales in front.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49CROWD FALLS SILENT
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Never really got hold of it. Frank Wilson...
0:03:59 > 0:04:00That's a safe clearance.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Bobby Windsor with the throw.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Jeff Squire... And Shay Deering going through.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Pat Whelan kicks on.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Fenwick.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34And that was out on the full from outside the 22,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36so they'll come back for the line-out.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51So, Ireland making a bold start,
0:04:51 > 0:04:52with their young side.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57A blend of experience as well.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Jeff Squire again with the palm-down, but Ireland have it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02McGrath, Gibson...
0:05:02 > 0:05:03On to McIlrath.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Gibson on the loop - switches direction.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Cuts inside Windsor, but Squire has him.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Picked up by Jimmy Bowen.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23WHISTLE BLOWS
0:05:36 > 0:05:37McGrath...
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Wales wheel it - the pick-up by Willie Duggan.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Ireland did well to rescue that difficult ball.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49McGrath again, Gibson, McIlrath...
0:05:49 > 0:05:53On from McKibbin. This is full-back Frank Wilson in the line.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Useful kick, JPR underneath...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Taken on by McIlrath - only five metres short!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And a real onslaught coming from the Irish,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08only to be interrupted by a penalty decision against them.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12But Ireland really throwing down the gauntlet to Wales.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Gareth Edwards takes the penalty, but that's not in touch.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Frank Wilson...
0:06:20 > 0:06:22..darting inside Trefor Evans,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25but kicking the ball over the Welsh goal line.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30JPR Williams, then, touches down for the drop-out.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50That didn't cross the 22-metre line,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54and the referee is playing advantage, as Willie Duggan drives on.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07The ball knocked on, so it's a scrummage to Wales.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Gareth Edwards, whose presence in the Welsh team was in some doubt,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14following a slight hamstring twinge last week -
0:07:14 > 0:07:15he passes back to Phil Bennett.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Making room for himself, and just getting the kick in, as...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24..Gibson and McKinney came through very quickly with Robbie McGrath.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Trefor Evans doing good cleaning-up work at the tail of the line.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Edwards to Bennett.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Fenwick...
0:07:43 > 0:07:46..gets the clearance kick in himself,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49but still some way infield, as Frank Wilson counters for Ireland.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Loose pass, picked up by McGrath.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The 19-year-old, McKibbin, out to Jimmy Bowen -
0:07:57 > 0:07:59bouncing off Steve Fenwick.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05And Steve Fenwick, with his 13 stones there,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08really giving a powerful shoulder charge,
0:08:08 > 0:08:09that sent Jimmy Bowen reeling.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The two new Welsh caps there - 7, Clive Burgess, of Ebbw Vale,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19and the No 8, Jeff Squire, Newport's first cap for seven years,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21since Barry Llewellyn and Bill Raybould.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24But it's the Irish No 8, Duggan, who gets the palm-down.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Squire, though, intercepting it - Allan Martin chips on ahead.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Frank Wilson for Ireland.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34JPR Williams covering.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And the ball, of course, a little greasy.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40We had some rain this morning.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Williams to JJ Williams.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Good run. Support from Allan Martin, on to Geoff Wheel.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51And that ball dropping at the feet of JJ Williams,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55but fine interplay between the winger and the Irish front five.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Robbie McGrath straightening the scrummage -
0:08:58 > 0:09:01taking over as scrum-half from John Robbie.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05The scrummage collapses, the pick-up by McGrath.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08But gets his pass to Edwards by mistake. This is Phil Bennett...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11A testing kick for Frank Wilson.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16That was judged to perfection.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22A rather hushed crowd, I think somewhat surprised at the way
0:09:22 > 0:09:25that Ireland have taken the game to Wales in this first quarter.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31And they have it again - through McKinney. From McGrath to Gibson...
0:09:31 > 0:09:34McIlrath misses out McKibbin, with Frank Wilson in the line.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Chipping through for Grace - JPR Williams covers.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Caught by Shay Deering.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Good work by Trefor Evans.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Allan Martin at the tail of the line,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51but Edwards...
0:09:52 > 0:09:55From Fenwick, rather loose pass, picked up by Gerald Davies -
0:09:55 > 0:09:57trying to run round Jimmy Bowen.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Has support, but the referee is calling them way back
0:09:59 > 0:10:03to the other side of the field for a penalty to Wales.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05CROWD BOOS
0:10:05 > 0:10:07And the crowd somewhat incensed,
0:10:07 > 0:10:12because Wales were really in control then,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14with a possible scoring chance,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17as JPR Williams came up in support of Gerald Davies.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20But it's a penalty back inside the Welsh half.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Phil Bennett miskicks.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25And Tom Grace's kick charged down by Glyn Shaw,
0:10:25 > 0:10:30the new prop, who returns for his 11th cap.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Moss Keane to McGrath.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Edwards... But taken by Geoff Wheel, in fact.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Edwards now - to Bennett, to Fenwick, Burcher...
0:10:40 > 0:10:42JPR Williams in the line - the dummy...
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Chipping through for Gerald Davies, as Gibson covers.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Gerald Davies has it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Support from Clive Burgess.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53But the move finally dying on that far touchline.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Geoff Squire there, behind Gareth Edwards.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Taken at the front by Graham Price! Will he get to the touchline?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11He lost the ball as he was over the line!
0:11:11 > 0:11:13What a tragedy for Wales.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23WHISTLE BLOWS McKinney doing good spoiling,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27and held up on the blind side by Geoff Squire,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29who interfered with him and obstructed him,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33and quite rightly, that brings a penalty to Ireland, and...
0:11:34 > 0:11:38..Mike Gibson, in his 59th international,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40now has a crucial kick.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43A chance to put Ireland in front - will it carry...?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45CHEERING He's got it!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47CROWD APPLAUDS AND CHEERS
0:11:47 > 0:11:50And the boost that Ireland must have needed,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53as we come up towards half-time.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Five minutes of play in this first half remaining,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and Ireland - who would have believed it? -
0:11:58 > 0:12:01go into the lead, through the boot of Mike Gibson.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Only 15 metres now from the Wales line.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Allan Martin, good work - the clean catch-and-drive.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14WHISTLE BLOWS And Geoff Wheel threw a punch then.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21The referee was there on the spot to see it, and Geoff Wheel...
0:12:21 > 0:12:26is being spoken to by Norman Sanson, and it would seem - yes,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Geoff Wheel is being sent off.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Geoff Wheel is being sent off by Norman Sanson.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41And there is no doubt that he threw a punch in front of the referee.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44And what a tragedy in an international...
0:12:45 > 0:12:49..to see a great player like Geoff Wheel being sent from the field.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Mike Gibson...
0:12:52 > 0:12:55..poised with the chance to increase the Irish lead.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04WHISTLING AND JEERING
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Mike Gibson, then, from...
0:13:05 > 0:13:07about 25 metres.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Straight and true!
0:13:10 > 0:13:14And there's no better answer to that kind of incident than that.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17But in the confusion that followed Geoff Wheel's sending-off,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20the commentary team hadn't noticed that Ireland's Willie Duggan
0:13:20 > 0:13:22had also been given his marching orders.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It was a bad decision. I think the referee, Norman Sanson,
0:13:25 > 0:13:26panicked a little bit.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29It wasn't a dirty game. It was a hard, brutal game,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32as they always are against Ireland, but it wasn't dirty.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35OK, and in those days, punches were thrown quite often -
0:13:35 > 0:13:38it was a very violent game, the first half-hour,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and then it settled down. So, OK, he threw the odd punch,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Geoff Wheel landed a beauty, but a sending-off, for those days,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47was too harsh, I think.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51OK, he sent one from each side, but it did spoil the game, really,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54because, er, Willie Duggan going off for them was a big blow,
0:13:54 > 0:13:55because he was a top player.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59That's a game when our forwards became stronger and stronger.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02The scrum settled down, and we got that good platform.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Bobby Windsor I thought was outstanding in this game -
0:14:05 > 0:14:08he led from the front, and he tightened the whole thing up,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10brought the game in and give us a bit of good ball.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Once you give the Welsh three-quarter line some good ball,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15then you're going to see some special moments.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23WHISTLE BLOWS Ireland contesting possession.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25CROWD CHEERS
0:14:28 > 0:14:31And there seems to be some confusion, because Ireland at the moment,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34as you may have noticed in that line-out, are only playing 14 men.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41And it's a penalty anyway to Wales.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So, Phil Bennett, then, a chance to reduce...
0:14:47 > 0:14:49..the leeway to three points, which he does!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52CROWD CHEERS
0:15:03 > 0:15:06So, the game again thrown wide open.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Still Wales pinning them down.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25McGrath to Gibson.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31JPR Williams not taking it cleanly for once.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Running straight into Shay Deering.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Back to Gareth Edwards. Phil Bennett...
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Tom Grace covering, but leaving it for Frank Wilson.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Good countering run by the full-back.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Good drive on there by Tom Feighery, the new cap.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58But Bobby Windsor breaks away - on to Evans.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Into Mike Gibson, and that was a brave tackle.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Phil Bennett...to David Burcher...
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Burcher with JPR Williams outside, and JJ Williams -
0:16:08 > 0:16:11but the ball just eluding his grasp.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Allan Martin - but eventually back on the Irish side.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Gibson, McIlrath... Felled then,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26but Gibson on the loop, quick to spot the chance.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28On to Jimmy Bowen from Frank Wilson.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Good tackling there by Phil Bennett.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39And really, that forward battle is a place for brave men only.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42McGrath has it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46JPR Williams keeps it in play -
0:16:46 > 0:16:48McGrath hounding him.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Gerald Davies - now with a counter-attacking chance!
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Gerald Davies with three men outside. The switch move with Burcher...
0:16:56 > 0:16:59on to Phil Bennett - Bennett looking for support.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Has it from JJ Williams. Price now, to Burcher.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12And Burcher setting it up - and back to Gareth Edwards.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Phil Bennett...
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Ireland counter again, and there's a scoring chance here!
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Jimmy Bowen taking the feed from young McKibbin.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Five metres outside the Irish 22 - 6-3 Ireland still leading.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35McGrath to Gibson.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Little chip over the Welsh backs. Bennett goes back.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42JPR Williams in possession,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46but the Irish pack driving him and the ball together.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Edwards - and there's a huge space there.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54CROWD CHEERS Jimmy Bowen races back,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56as Gerald Davies comes in to challenge.
0:18:01 > 0:18:0515 metres out, and Allan Martin and Moss Keane contesting at the back.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And the use of the elbow by Moss Keane penalised -
0:18:08 > 0:18:10to give Phil Bennett
0:18:10 > 0:18:15a relatively simple chance with this penalty kick.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20If successful, it would, of course, level the scores.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23CHEERS BREAK OUT It's there!
0:18:25 > 0:18:28So, two penalties by Phil Bennett,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30and two, Mike Gibson,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33give that score line.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38So, Ireland, for the first time really in this last 10 minutes' play,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40on the attack.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43And it's a penalty, this time to Ireland,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46for Welsh obstruction at the tail of the line.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Two penalties by Gibson already in this match,
0:18:51 > 0:18:56and this one, that would put Ireland in front at Cardiff Arms Park.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59A magnificent kick!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02The ultimate in coolness from Mike Gibson,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04with all the pressure on him -
0:19:04 > 0:19:07but a kick that has put Ireland back in front.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Jeff Squire jumping at two now for Wales,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18with Clive Burgess and Allan Martin at the back.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21And it's Squire winning it - back from Burgess...
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Edwards' high kick, just outside the Irish 22.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Bobby Windsor working it back.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Good support from Trefor Evans.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Clive Burgess to Edwards - there's an overlap here,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42if they can move it fast enough. Fenwick switches it to Bennett.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Bennett with a lovely break!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Bennett's still going! Burcher...
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Gerald Davies with the chance...!
0:19:49 > 0:19:52CROWD CHEERS
0:19:54 > 0:19:57It's certainly brought them back into the lead,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00but only one point between the teams.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03And we're now in the last quarter of play.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09So Wales now putting on the pressure.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Bennett, Burcher... Misses out Fenwick to JPR Williams.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Run through a...gatepost if he could,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19but this time he's held up.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22But Wales with it again. This is Burcher looking for the gap,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25and he's found it! Support coming...
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Trefor Evans driving for the line,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29but held up only a couple of metres out.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35And meanwhile, Frank Wilson,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38the Irish full-back, is thrown on the turf.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Gerald Davies there, the try scorer, in attendance.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55The line-out...five metres from the Irish line.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00And that could be a try... but the referee, no...
0:21:03 > 0:21:05..was not happy with the throw-in,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07because Windsor had snapped the ball through.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20So again, full of incidents, and not all of it of the most pleasant kind.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Injuries and sendings off.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Trefor Evans leaves the field...
0:21:27 > 0:21:30..and Phil Bennett in the wars himself, as you can see.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33And a huge roar greets the presence of Derek Quinnell.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36CROWD CHEERING
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Quinnell, who was controversially not included in the Welsh team,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43but coming on now for his eighth cap and interestingly,
0:21:43 > 0:21:48his last international was as a replacement for Wales
0:21:48 > 0:21:50against England back in 1975 when he came on
0:21:50 > 0:21:54for Geoff Wheel. Just over ten minutes of proper time left.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Wales hanging on to that one-point lead, but still pressurising...
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Bennett's on the field, on to Glyn Shaw.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Shaw a couple of metres out.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Wales wanting the heel, Edwards has it
0:22:08 > 0:22:11but held up by McIlrath,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Bennett standing in at the base of the scrum.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17The ball worked back by Jeff Squire,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Bobby Windsor standing outside Phil Bennett,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Windsor still driving, almost on the Irish line.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29But it's a penalty to Ireland,
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Bobby Windsor again spearheading the way to the line.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Again Wales have the advantage of the put-in...
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Two metres out and four minutes to go.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Edwards waits as Jeff Squire sets it back to him.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Bennett misses out Burcher to Fenwick...
0:22:52 > 0:22:55JPR Williams is through.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00He throws the ball aloft in joy.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08So, Wales on the threshold of...another win,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12remembering, of course, that they've been unbeaten at Cardiff Arms Park
0:23:12 > 0:23:16since 1972 when New Zealand won here.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23Edwards on to Burcher, to Gerald Davies, held up by Jimmy Bowen.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Allan Martin, Jeff Squire, in fact, on to Clive Burgess...
0:23:27 > 0:23:29good support play.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Quinnell's there too but the pass had gone forward.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38And Burgess a little unlucky, perhaps Quinnell was obscured from his sight.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48And the two new caps, Jeff Squire and Clive Burgess,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51certainly acquitting themselves well.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55This is McKinney, spoiling that Welsh heel.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57But Wales have it again through Fenwick.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Chipped through for JJ Williams as Tom Grace races back.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03And that's beautifully judged.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12Two minutes into injury time and only ten metres from the Irish line.
0:24:12 > 0:24:1616 points to nine, Wales in the lead. This is Quinnell.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Ball tucked under his arm, setting it up as he loves to do.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Back it comes to Fenwick, looks for the drop goal...
0:24:25 > 0:24:28CHEERING Off the crossbar and over.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Well, well...
0:24:37 > 0:24:41And it's a penalty to Ireland.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Surely they'll run it. McGrath does.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Gibson, McIlrath...
0:24:45 > 0:24:48not much room in which to move.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51McKinney chips it on. Bennett is there.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54On to the JPR Williams, who read that well.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56The switch with Gerald Davies.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Davies has support from Jeff Squire.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04The pass not going to Price, but set up eventually to Phil Bennett,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09to JJ Williams, Fenwick is with him, JJ Williams still going,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13over the head of Frank Wilson... Now it's a straight race for the line
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and JJ Williams has got there!
0:25:15 > 0:25:17CHEERING
0:25:17 > 0:25:21But the referee has not allowed the try.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25He must have judged that the ball was knocked forward as JJ Williams
0:25:25 > 0:25:29dived over, seemingly with the ball in his hand, but he may have
0:25:29 > 0:25:32allowed it to be knocked forward as he went for the touchdown.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34My word, that was close.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38But that was brilliant support move
0:25:38 > 0:25:42by forward and back alike in the Welsh ranks.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Four-and-a-half minutes into injury time.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52And what an amazing last 20 minutes this has been.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Wales running it again through their captain Phil Bennett.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Gerald Davies one sidestep, two sidesteps,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00and support from Clive Burgess.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Is the new cap going to score? He's got it!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05CHEERING
0:26:05 > 0:26:08And the final whistle for the match goes.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Phil Bennett runs back to collect the ball and I'm sure that will be
0:26:12 > 0:26:14stored somewhere, as he slips it up his jumper.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Phil Bennett in his first international as captain.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23So, with a combination of pace, power and precision,
0:26:23 > 0:26:28Wales scored three second-half tries to seal a comfortable victory.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33JJ didn't get on the scoresheet that day - he's convinced he should have.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Over the years, I've often thought about that try. It's a tragedy,
0:26:37 > 0:26:40because it was pretty special.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43First of all, we were defending, turn of a ball,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and then Fenwick, as usual, set it up to Bennett, who counter-attacked,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50a bit of sidestepping and some lovely passes in the midfield.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And then, of course, I went down the left-hand wing.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56And I know to this moment I caught the ball and touched it down.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Where were the cameras in those days?!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02You know? But it would have been, if it had been awarded,
0:27:02 > 0:27:03a real special try for me.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Wales travelled to Paris next
0:27:06 > 0:27:10and lost to a French side that would go on to win the Grand Slam.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14COMMENTARY: Windsor's there, so's Shaw and Burgess...
0:27:14 > 0:27:16but they can't prevent...
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Away it comes...
0:27:17 > 0:27:21It's coming to Bertrand who's got the wing unmarked outside him.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25And he sails in for the second French try...
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Then it was back to Cardiff to face England who were terrorised
0:27:28 > 0:27:30once more by their nemesis...
0:27:30 > 0:27:35COMMENTARY: ..gives it to JPR Williams, is he going to do it again?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47And JJ played his part in the final game against Scotland
0:27:47 > 0:27:49at Murrayfield, helping Wales to victory
0:27:49 > 0:27:52and to a second Triple Crown in what was to become
0:27:52 > 0:27:54a run of four in a row,
0:27:54 > 0:27:56an unprecedented quadruple Triple Crown.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04To win four Triple Crowns on the bounce with two Grand Slams
0:28:04 > 0:28:09was special, because we were under enormous pressure.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Everybody wanted to beat Wales, and I suppose
0:28:12 > 0:28:16if it had been the World Cup, France would have been right up there,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18New Zealand, obviously, and Wales.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21We were in the top three in the world,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23so whenever anybody came and they were playing Wales,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25that's where they would look at the highlight of the season,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29and whatever side it was, the Welsh game was the big game for everybody.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32We were under enormous pressure, but we managed to get through
0:28:32 > 0:28:36and play with some panache, which makes it all so special.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Not just winning the games,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42the way we won the games in such style, I feel.
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