Scotland v Wales 1971

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0:00:16 > 0:00:20Wales entered the 1971 Five Nations as joint champions

0:00:20 > 0:00:24and they played like champions on the opening weekend in Cardiff,

0:00:24 > 0:00:26dispatching England with ease.

0:00:26 > 0:00:28I think he's going to make it.

0:00:28 > 0:00:34And Wales have won another great victory over England.

0:00:34 > 0:00:3622 points to six.

0:00:36 > 0:00:40Beating England at the Arms Park was a great start to the season for us.

0:00:40 > 0:00:44We played some really good rugby, very confident rugby.

0:00:44 > 0:00:48Under John Dawes, we had started to develop this very attacking style.

0:00:48 > 0:00:50And it all went very much to plan

0:00:50 > 0:00:54and it was the perfect start to the season for us.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57Thousands of expectant fans then boarded flights to Edinburgh

0:00:57 > 0:01:00where Wales' next opponents were lying in wait.

0:01:00 > 0:01:04Murrayfield was a ground they relished playing at.

0:01:04 > 0:01:05Always a very special occasion,

0:01:05 > 0:01:09just because of the number of Welshmen there.

0:01:09 > 0:01:12I always remember Merv and I would walk down Princes Street

0:01:12 > 0:01:15and you felt as if you were in Cardiff, not in Edinburgh.

0:01:15 > 0:01:20In those days, the huge bank down one side of Murrayfield,

0:01:20 > 0:01:24you could always pay at the gate and get in.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26I think I played up there three times

0:01:26 > 0:01:30when there were over 100,000, so it was very, very special.

0:01:31 > 0:01:35This is the 75th match between Scotland and Wales.

0:01:35 > 0:01:40Wales lead in the series with 40 victories to Scotland's 32.

0:01:40 > 0:01:44Just the one change from the team who beat England by 22 points to six.

0:01:44 > 0:01:49Ian Hall coming in there at centre, number 12.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51That's John Dawes,

0:01:51 > 0:01:55skipper of Wales for the fourth time in an international,

0:01:55 > 0:01:58leading his side onto the field.

0:01:58 > 0:02:01Number eight there is big Mervyn Davies,

0:02:01 > 0:02:04number nine, the brilliant scrum half Gareth Edwards.

0:02:08 > 0:02:12Number six, Dave Morris of Neath and number seven there,

0:02:12 > 0:02:16John Taylor, the other flank forward, from London Welsh.

0:02:16 > 0:02:19The Scottish side for the day, of course,

0:02:19 > 0:02:24is the same one that lost to France 8-13 three weeks ago.

0:02:24 > 0:02:28Number eight leads Scotland on.

0:02:28 > 0:02:33Peter Brown, captain in an international for the second time.

0:02:33 > 0:02:38There he is. This big 6ft 4 number eight forward.

0:02:38 > 0:02:42So sit back and enjoy a thriller, and don't adjust your sets -

0:02:42 > 0:02:46this match is coming at you in both black and white and colour.

0:02:48 > 0:02:52And there's a change right away at the start.

0:02:52 > 0:02:56Instead of Barry John kicking, taken by John Taylor to the narrow side.

0:02:56 > 0:02:58This is John Dawes.

0:02:58 > 0:03:00And well tackled by John Frame.

0:03:04 > 0:03:08Down from McHarg. Paterson, high one. In comes John Williams.

0:03:13 > 0:03:17Williams, I think, penalised for not releasing.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20Although, mind you, when you see all those bodies,

0:03:20 > 0:03:23it makes you doubt whether that was it.

0:03:23 > 0:03:26But anyway, the penalty to Scotland.

0:03:26 > 0:03:30And here once again is the captain, Peter Brown,

0:03:30 > 0:03:32with this target, 40 yards perhaps.

0:03:37 > 0:03:41That looks better. It could just get there.

0:03:42 > 0:03:45The captain puts Scotland ahead, 3-0.

0:03:46 > 0:03:4918 minutes of the first half gone.

0:03:59 > 0:04:02Penalty against Scotland.

0:04:05 > 0:04:09Couldn't tell whether it was for not straight or whether it was dipping.

0:04:09 > 0:04:12There he is, the man who set a new Cardiff record with four drop goals

0:04:12 > 0:04:16in club match against Llanelli not so long ago,

0:04:16 > 0:04:20but here with the attempted penalty. Barry John, dead straight.

0:04:23 > 0:04:25No wonder they're delighted

0:04:25 > 0:04:29because that levels the score at three points all.

0:04:29 > 0:04:33It's Scotland's throw and again, Peter Brown right at the tail.

0:04:33 > 0:04:37Interesting to see if Carmichael goes for a peel.

0:04:37 > 0:04:41He has, Brown, there's Carmichael.

0:04:41 > 0:04:45Llewelyn got it. Penalty against Wales.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52And this is Peter Brown.

0:04:55 > 0:04:58It's going to curl in.

0:04:58 > 0:05:00With just under ten minutes to go to half-time,

0:05:00 > 0:05:04two penalty goals to one, Scotland lead.

0:05:08 > 0:05:10Now, this will be interesting.

0:05:10 > 0:05:13Think of all the kind of moves we could get from this scrummage.

0:05:13 > 0:05:16And interesting too that Mervyn Davies, the Welsh number eight,

0:05:16 > 0:05:18has come off the scrum.

0:05:18 > 0:05:21He's leaving seven forwards.

0:05:21 > 0:05:25That's Mervyn Davies, there's the move. Barry John.

0:05:25 > 0:05:27Biggar couldn't hold it.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30There's a chance for Gerald Davies, but it was touch in goal.

0:05:30 > 0:05:35My memory was feeling that we were always the better side,

0:05:35 > 0:05:38but that every time we tried to sort of put a mark on the game,

0:05:38 > 0:05:42especially in the first half, something would go wrong

0:05:42 > 0:05:44and we'd make a bit of a hash of it.

0:05:44 > 0:05:48But as the match progressed, Wales began to breath some life

0:05:48 > 0:05:51and colour into their performance. At about the same time,

0:05:51 > 0:05:55the BBC entered the glorious age of Technicolor.

0:05:55 > 0:05:58Delme Thomas. Edwards to Barry John.

0:05:58 > 0:06:00Hall. John Dawes.

0:06:00 > 0:06:03Again, Williams in the line. He's over the 25.

0:06:03 > 0:06:06In to John Taylor. What a magnificent move!

0:06:12 > 0:06:14That really was a great try.

0:06:14 > 0:06:17Now, watch it. Delme Thomas won it with a straightforward jump.

0:06:17 > 0:06:22The important thing is when John Williams, number 15, gets the ball,

0:06:22 > 0:06:27you notice how the defence went for Bevan and he caught them

0:06:27 > 0:06:29on the wrong foot.

0:06:29 > 0:06:32And John Taylor, like a good flank forward, driving in to score.

0:06:35 > 0:06:36The conversion over.

0:06:36 > 0:06:43And so Wales go ahead 8-6, as the whistle goes for half-time.

0:06:44 > 0:06:49At half-time, John Dawes was the man who dominated.

0:06:49 > 0:06:53No coaches giving speeches or anything else.

0:06:53 > 0:06:58And he was all really emphasising that we had a very big second half

0:06:58 > 0:07:04in us. We'd got control of the game, we'd got the lead and it was time

0:07:04 > 0:07:08we settled down and played the rugby that we were capable of.

0:07:08 > 0:07:13See almost the whole Scottish 15 lined up on halfway,

0:07:13 > 0:07:16as Turner kicks off to start the second half.

0:07:16 > 0:07:18Barry John from inside his own 25.

0:07:25 > 0:07:28Let's see if the Welshmen try to turn the scrummage,

0:07:28 > 0:07:33as Scotland put-in, or whether they'll just try a straight drive.

0:07:33 > 0:07:34They've turned it.

0:07:34 > 0:07:37You see what a mess it makes of the scrummage

0:07:37 > 0:07:39and Scotland penalised again.

0:07:39 > 0:07:43I think for coming off the scrum when the ball was still in it.

0:07:43 > 0:07:45Not retiring. Barry John.

0:07:45 > 0:07:51He's switched and he's linked up the forwards. That's Denzil Williams.

0:07:51 > 0:07:53On the Scottish 25.

0:07:53 > 0:07:55Edwards.

0:07:55 > 0:07:59Edwards is going. He's going to score!

0:08:08 > 0:08:12It was the forwards who did it. It was the ruck. Dave Morris's feed.

0:08:12 > 0:08:15And you'll notice how again the defence tended to go out.

0:08:15 > 0:08:20Edwards with that great half side-step, half swerve at the end.

0:08:22 > 0:08:25John Taylor kicking from that right-hand touchline

0:08:25 > 0:08:28because he kicks left-footed.

0:08:28 > 0:08:30And the natural thing with his left foot is to draw

0:08:30 > 0:08:33the ball in from left to right, as he looks at the posts.

0:08:33 > 0:08:36Just indeed as he did twice against England.

0:08:37 > 0:08:41It could be far enough, but it drew in just a bit too quickly.

0:08:44 > 0:08:49Nonetheless, Wales very solidly placed at the moment.

0:08:49 > 0:08:5411 points to six, two tries to none, they've scored.

0:08:55 > 0:09:00That it, with ten minutes of the second half over.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04A heel against the head for Laidlaw. Paterson out to Turner.

0:09:04 > 0:09:08Turner running past Barry John. John tackled him. Peter Brown.

0:09:09 > 0:09:11John Williams.

0:09:13 > 0:09:15Ian Smith.

0:09:18 > 0:09:21Still a handy one. Gareth Edwards underneath.

0:09:23 > 0:09:27A bit unlucky there. His foot went away from him.

0:09:27 > 0:09:31This is Biggar. MacEwan, out to Brown.

0:09:31 > 0:09:34McLauchlan, basketball, on to Frame.

0:09:34 > 0:09:38Frame tackled by Mervyn Davies on the Welsh 25.

0:09:53 > 0:09:57Frank Laidlaw doing well in those scrummages.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00He's taken three tight-heads and conceded none.

0:10:00 > 0:10:02Brown on the pick up.

0:10:02 > 0:10:05Well tackled by Edwards. This is nicely out to Steele.

0:10:05 > 0:10:09Steele chased by Bevan and tackled by John Williams.

0:10:10 > 0:10:14Billy Steele who scored that fine Scottish try against the Frenchmen,

0:10:14 > 0:10:17has come on an awful lot since he started playing for Bedford.

0:10:20 > 0:10:22Five yards from the Welsh line.

0:10:22 > 0:10:24Bevan throws, Laidlaw.

0:10:24 > 0:10:26Almost doing a Welsh.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31Frank Laidlaw in the five yard area,

0:10:31 > 0:10:34very quick to get on to that knockdown,

0:10:34 > 0:10:38the way Watkins did here for a try.

0:10:38 > 0:10:42And Maurice Richards as well, you'll remember a couple of years ago.

0:10:48 > 0:10:53Bevan again. Delme Thomas palms. Edwards. It's a try for Carmichael!

0:10:56 > 0:11:01Sandy Carmichael going through quickly onto the tap down.

0:11:01 > 0:11:05This is one of the problems of tapping near your own line.

0:11:05 > 0:11:08It bounced just short of Gareth Edwards.

0:11:08 > 0:11:12And he certainly went for Carmichael.

0:11:12 > 0:11:17But that really cuts the deficit now. Wales ahead 11-9.

0:11:17 > 0:11:2013 minutes of the second half gone.

0:11:20 > 0:11:24And this is the Scottish captain, Peter Brown,

0:11:24 > 0:11:28kicking, in essence, from the wrong touchline for him.

0:11:28 > 0:11:31Right-footed, partly round the corner.

0:11:31 > 0:11:35But he bends the ball about 14 times before it gets there.

0:11:35 > 0:11:39Just like that. But it bent the wrong way this time.

0:11:50 > 0:11:54You can feel the excitement here, as Barry John restarts.

0:11:54 > 0:11:56Two points between them.

0:11:56 > 0:12:00Peter Brown leaps. McHarg takes on Llewelyn.

0:12:11 > 0:12:14McHarg. Paterson to Turner.

0:12:14 > 0:12:17Turner to Frame on the burst, trying to run past Dawes.

0:12:17 > 0:12:21A beautiful tackle by Dawes. Roger Arneil, inside to MacEwan.

0:12:21 > 0:12:24The Scottish flank forward's there quickly.

0:12:24 > 0:12:30Gordon Brown on halfway. Out to Turner. This is Rea. Frame.

0:12:30 > 0:12:35Billy Steele trying to come inside Bevan. He's inside the 25.

0:12:35 > 0:12:39Frame again, ten yards short. Knocked over by Barry Llewelyn.

0:12:45 > 0:12:49Murrayfield a seething cauldron of excitement and tension,

0:12:49 > 0:12:51as Scotland fight back.

0:12:52 > 0:12:55That's the Welsh goal-line.

0:13:03 > 0:13:06Barry Llewelyn on this side of the front row for Wales,

0:13:06 > 0:13:08packing against Sandy Carmichael.

0:13:10 > 0:13:14Edwards, pushed into touch by Paterson.

0:13:16 > 0:13:21Scotland leaving Gordon Brown at the front, McHarg, Peter Brown

0:13:21 > 0:13:25and Arneil. Arneil palms to Paterson.

0:13:25 > 0:13:28Turner.

0:13:28 > 0:13:30Three yards short.

0:13:30 > 0:13:33They're bringing the best out of the Welsh defence.

0:13:33 > 0:13:37Peter Brown... And it's a try?

0:13:42 > 0:13:45It's going to be a penalty.

0:13:45 > 0:13:50Mr Titcomb standing two or three yards off the goal-line.

0:13:50 > 0:13:52Perhaps a bit of handling in the ruck there.

0:13:55 > 0:13:59A lot of people will ask perhaps why advantage wasn't played,

0:13:59 > 0:14:04but in any case it's a penalty to Scotland.

0:14:04 > 0:14:08You notice the Welsh team won't charge. And it's Peter Brown.

0:14:14 > 0:14:20Peter Brown's third penalty goal of the match puts Scotland ahead 12-11.

0:14:20 > 0:14:2317 minutes of the second half over.

0:14:25 > 0:14:29And there'll be a lot of controversy and argument about that decision.

0:14:32 > 0:14:36Brown gets it. Paterson to Turner, trying the drop goal. He's sliced it.

0:14:36 > 0:14:40Sometimes tries come from slices, but they'll have to come back

0:14:40 > 0:14:45to the other side of the field. Biggar to throw.

0:14:45 > 0:14:49Gordon Brown at the tail. Paterson to Turner.

0:14:49 > 0:14:52Out to Rea. To Turner again.

0:14:52 > 0:14:55Turner must score, but they've got to come back.

0:14:55 > 0:14:57They've got to go back.

0:15:03 > 0:15:05The touch judge's flag is still up.

0:15:10 > 0:15:13And I think, perhaps, a foot was in the field of play, or...

0:15:15 > 0:15:18Anyway, the referee has changed the throw-in again,

0:15:18 > 0:15:20it is going to Gerald Davies.

0:15:24 > 0:15:27Paterson once again to Turner.

0:15:29 > 0:15:31On the Welsh 25.

0:15:36 > 0:15:40Well, there are a lot of strange things going on down there.

0:15:40 > 0:15:43The situation is that Scotland are ahead by 12 points to 11.

0:15:43 > 0:15:46We are almost into the last quarter of the match,

0:15:46 > 0:15:49just about 20 minutes of the second half over.

0:15:51 > 0:15:52Gareth Edwards.

0:15:57 > 0:15:58Fine kick.

0:16:05 > 0:16:08That is up to the Scottish 10 yards line.

0:16:13 > 0:16:15This is Biggar to throw.

0:16:16 > 0:16:20Brown seems to be in two, McHarg at five.

0:16:20 > 0:16:23Edwards, Barry John.

0:16:23 > 0:16:27Nicely along from Hall to John Dawes, this is Bevan inside Steele.

0:16:27 > 0:16:29Beautifully tackled by Rea.

0:16:29 > 0:16:34Kicked on by John Taylor, booted on by Barry John.

0:16:34 > 0:16:37Can John make it? This would be a remarkable score!

0:16:37 > 0:16:39CHEERING

0:16:49 > 0:16:52It was Bevan coming inside that started it

0:16:52 > 0:16:56that's Rea's beautiful tackle, still outside the Scottish 25, remember.

0:16:56 > 0:17:00Now, look how that little tap by John Taylor

0:17:00 > 0:17:03and the bounce of the ball helped Barry John there.

0:17:03 > 0:17:07The beautiful pickup and then for a little man of his weight,

0:17:07 > 0:17:10prepared to run and run and keep running.

0:17:13 > 0:17:18And he is, he's going to take the conversion as well.

0:17:22 > 0:17:25It looks dead simple from up here.

0:17:34 > 0:17:37Well, I suppose there will be a bitter debate as to whether

0:17:37 > 0:17:41Barry John should have been given or taken the goal-kick.

0:17:43 > 0:17:44It could be an important one

0:17:44 > 0:17:47because Wales would have been 16 points to 12 up,

0:17:47 > 0:17:50however, they have this two-point lead.

0:17:51 > 0:17:54Jock Turner's kick-off cleared by John Williams.

0:17:58 > 0:18:01And with about 16 minutes of the match to go, plus a brief,

0:18:01 > 0:18:04brief addition for injury time,

0:18:04 > 0:18:08it is this line at the 10 yards outside the Welsh 25.

0:18:08 > 0:18:11Scotland cutting once more to a shortened line.

0:18:16 > 0:18:20McHarg palmed, Paterson could not hold it. Evan Davies going through.

0:18:20 > 0:18:23It is a penalty, perhaps for going through too quickly.

0:18:32 > 0:18:38Brown here is one of the most popular players with, er,

0:18:38 > 0:18:40with players and with crowd in Scotland.

0:18:43 > 0:18:47But he would enhance his popularity a bit if he bombed this one over,

0:18:47 > 0:18:49it's a good 35, 40 yards.

0:18:53 > 0:18:55It is a scruffy looking one.

0:19:01 > 0:19:05As they say, and probably as Peter Brown is saying,

0:19:05 > 0:19:08"It doesn't matter how they get over, as long as they do."

0:19:10 > 0:19:14That's it, then, one point in it, 15 minutes,

0:19:14 > 0:19:1515 minutes of the match remaining,

0:19:15 > 0:19:18the short kick-off to Gerald Davies,

0:19:18 > 0:19:20Wales right back in the game

0:19:20 > 0:19:22as Davies takes it up to the Scottish line.

0:19:22 > 0:19:24MacEwan back there saving.

0:19:26 > 0:19:29In goes Dave Morris trying to wrench it clear.

0:19:29 > 0:19:31That tremendous Welsh drive.

0:19:31 > 0:19:34They'll probably have to scrum it five yards back.

0:19:37 > 0:19:41But Welsh enterprise at its very height there.

0:19:43 > 0:19:47Losing the lead and almost taking it back within seconds again.

0:20:05 > 0:20:07Barry Llewelyn and Jeff Young will want to take this one.

0:20:07 > 0:20:11They have, it's beautifully channelled, it's out to Barry John,

0:20:11 > 0:20:13this is the drop goal.

0:20:13 > 0:20:17He didn't get it right. Ian Smith on his own goal-line.

0:20:20 > 0:20:22Ian Smith on his good foot, too, but he sliced it.

0:20:22 > 0:20:25That should have been well away out of danger.

0:20:25 > 0:20:30Instead, Wales pressing still 10 yards from Scotland's goal-line.

0:20:30 > 0:20:33I won't say, "Sit back in your seats and relax,"

0:20:33 > 0:20:35but we've only about 10 minutes of the match to go.

0:20:35 > 0:20:38It's absolutely wide open, Scotland 15, Wales 14.

0:20:44 > 0:20:46Once again, Gerald Davies to throw.

0:20:46 > 0:20:49Roger Arneil, look at him at the back of the Scottish lineout,

0:20:49 > 0:20:52ready to get out at Barry John if Wales win the lineout.

0:20:52 > 0:20:56They have from Thomas, this is John, he steps inside Turner,

0:20:56 > 0:20:59this is a lovely run, he's almost up to the 25,

0:20:59 > 0:21:01he's got Bevan outside him.

0:21:01 > 0:21:04And it's McLauchlan back clearing.

0:21:09 > 0:21:12The Scottish 10 yards line, then.

0:21:12 > 0:21:14Seven minutes of the match to go.

0:21:14 > 0:21:16Scotland 15, Wales 14.

0:21:16 > 0:21:20Peter Brown palms, McHarg takes, out to Paterson.

0:21:20 > 0:21:23That's into the space, back goes John Bevan.

0:21:23 > 0:21:26Steele comes at him, he charges it down.

0:21:26 > 0:21:28Into the Welsh 25, Williams tackled by Arneil.

0:21:28 > 0:21:31This is Chris Rea, Rea for Scotland!

0:21:31 > 0:21:34Can he score? Yes, he can!

0:21:45 > 0:21:49It just goes to show what fast following-up can do.

0:21:49 > 0:21:52This was Bevan, you see, the charge down by Steele.

0:21:52 > 0:21:56This was a crushing tackle by Arneil on John Williams and you'll notice

0:21:56 > 0:22:02how Rea, although half held by John Dawes, again ran and kept running.

0:22:05 > 0:22:08Peter Brown with a conversion attempt.

0:22:15 > 0:22:20Well, you could almost feel the dismay from the Scottish supporters,

0:22:20 > 0:22:24but Scotland are leading by 18 points to 14,

0:22:24 > 0:22:27that could still be an important conversion to miss.

0:22:28 > 0:22:30Still on Scotland's 25,

0:22:30 > 0:22:34four minutes to go, 18 points to 14, Scotland lead.

0:22:34 > 0:22:37Gerald Davies throws, Delme palms to Llewelyn.

0:22:37 > 0:22:42Edwards to Barry John, he steps inside Turner and Arneil.

0:22:43 > 0:22:46He's tackled by McHarg, it's fed out to Edwards again,

0:22:46 > 0:22:50chased by Gordon Brown, across goes Ian Smith

0:22:50 > 0:22:52but it went directly into touch.

0:22:52 > 0:22:55They will come back almost to the Scottish 25.

0:23:06 > 0:23:11Five yards inside Scotland's 25, Biggar to throw.

0:23:15 > 0:23:19Knocked by Delme again. First time he's missed his man,

0:23:19 > 0:23:22but this is Ian Hall, John Taylor dribbling on.

0:23:22 > 0:23:25It is out from Barry John to John Dawes, 10 yards short,

0:23:25 > 0:23:29Barry John still tackled by Steele.

0:23:29 > 0:23:33Tremendous efforts by the Welshmen to pull this match out of the fire.

0:23:41 > 0:23:44Three minutes to go, plus injury time.

0:23:44 > 0:23:48Steele to throw in, that's the Scottish goal-line.

0:23:48 > 0:23:52Scotland four points ahead at 18-14.

0:23:52 > 0:23:56Delme Thomas again. Edwards to Barry John,

0:23:56 > 0:23:58out to John Dawes, John Williams,

0:23:58 > 0:24:01Gerald Davies, can Ian Smith get him?

0:24:01 > 0:24:03It's Gerald Davies for Wales!

0:24:13 > 0:24:17Delme Thomas palming, you will see, see that huge, long pass.

0:24:17 > 0:24:20Now again, they missed out Hall the centre.

0:24:20 > 0:24:23Can you see how Gerald Davies,

0:24:23 > 0:24:26who scored two lovely tries against England, went outside Smith?

0:24:26 > 0:24:27This is John Taylor...

0:24:29 > 0:24:33..kicking from, for him, the correct touchline.

0:24:38 > 0:24:43It is high enough...

0:24:43 > 0:24:46what a conversion!

0:24:46 > 0:24:50'It was obviously one of those situations straightaway,

0:24:50 > 0:24:52'I realised where we were,

0:24:52 > 0:24:54'you are either going to be a hero or a villain

0:24:54 > 0:24:56'and all I remember was sort of thinking,

0:24:56 > 0:24:58'"Whatever you do, don't duff it,

0:24:58 > 0:25:04'"make sure you really strike it and just give it a good wallop."

0:25:04 > 0:25:10'I remember, actually, running back without showing any emotion at all,

0:25:10 > 0:25:12'I don't know why, and then getting back

0:25:12 > 0:25:16'and once I joined the guys in the other half of the field

0:25:16 > 0:25:18'it was suddenly, "Yes!"'

0:25:21 > 0:25:25Enterprise again, Turner couldn't take the long throw from Biggar,

0:25:25 > 0:25:27this is Hall.

0:25:27 > 0:25:30Jeff Young, the hooker. Trying to smuggle it to Llewelyn.

0:25:30 > 0:25:36Here is Llewelyn. Tackled by Arneil. On halfway, thrown down by Laidlaw.

0:25:36 > 0:25:39Fed out from Dave Morris. Gareth Edwards.

0:25:44 > 0:25:46You can't get any better than that.

0:25:46 > 0:25:49Forwards driving on, winning the ruck ball.

0:25:49 > 0:25:54The scrum-half putting his team up into the opposing 25.

0:25:54 > 0:25:56A huge crowd here have seen

0:25:56 > 0:25:59one of the best internationals for a long time.

0:26:00 > 0:26:02Waiting as the seconds tick away.

0:26:02 > 0:26:07We are almost three minutes into injury time. Wales lead by one point.

0:26:07 > 0:26:11Gareth Edwards looses off a monstrous dropkick.

0:26:11 > 0:26:15The referee's whistle goes.

0:26:15 > 0:26:19And Wales have won a tremendous and remarkable victory

0:26:19 > 0:26:21by 19 points to 18.

0:26:23 > 0:26:26'On the pitch itself when the final whistle went, it was madness,

0:26:26 > 0:26:31'it was madder than any other game I ever remember.

0:26:31 > 0:26:35'Again partly, I guess, because of the number of people there

0:26:35 > 0:26:38'and because of that bank, everybody could flood onto the pitch

0:26:38 > 0:26:43'and they did. It took us forever and ever to get off the pitch.'

0:26:43 > 0:26:45I always remember that

0:26:45 > 0:26:50and people were lifting people up and dropping them.

0:26:50 > 0:26:53I remember somebody picking me up and then just dropping me.

0:26:53 > 0:26:57I suddenly found myself sort of flat on my backside,

0:26:57 > 0:27:00on the pitch and getting up and running off.

0:27:00 > 0:27:04Into the changing room, huge emotion, Clive Rowlands,

0:27:04 > 0:27:09as you well know, I am sure, is a very, very emotional man.

0:27:09 > 0:27:13He admitted he couldn't watch the conversion.

0:27:13 > 0:27:16So, he went in the bath with his coat on

0:27:16 > 0:27:20and everything for not having enough faith.

0:27:20 > 0:27:25There was faith in abundance back in Cardiff as Wales went on to win

0:27:25 > 0:27:29a triple Crown, beating Ireland by 23 points to 9.

0:27:29 > 0:27:31Next, they flew to Paris where they beat France

0:27:31 > 0:27:35and secured their first Grand Slam in 19 years.

0:27:35 > 0:27:38It was the start of the second golden era of Welsh rugby.

0:27:38 > 0:27:42And that is it. And Wales have done it.

0:27:42 > 0:27:47Wales have beaten France by 9 points to 5.

0:27:47 > 0:27:51And Wales have won their first game in Paris

0:27:51 > 0:27:57since 1957 and won the Grand Slam for the first time since 1952.

0:27:57 > 0:28:02What a tremendous climax this has been to one of the finest seasons

0:28:02 > 0:28:04of rugby that I can ever remember.

0:28:04 > 0:28:08Winning a Grand Slam for your country is an amazing feeling,

0:28:08 > 0:28:13it's the ultimate achievement but then there's one more.

0:28:13 > 0:28:17The Lions tour at the end of that '71 season

0:28:17 > 0:28:23was also very, very special for the Welsh guys, all of us felt that

0:28:23 > 0:28:26if we were really going to make our mark at the top of the rugby world,

0:28:26 > 0:28:30we had to do something in the southern hemisphere.

0:28:30 > 0:28:35And we felt that by playing attacking, wide rugby,

0:28:35 > 0:28:38we had a chance against the All Blacks

0:28:38 > 0:28:41and this was a now-or-never situation

0:28:41 > 0:28:43and it was very, very tight,

0:28:43 > 0:28:46they were still good but we pulled it off.

0:28:46 > 0:28:52That's it, a drawn match, 14 points all at Eden Park

0:28:52 > 0:28:55but the British Lions have won the series.

0:28:56 > 0:29:00The '71 vintage were the first and only Lions side

0:29:00 > 0:29:03to ever win a Test series in New Zealand.

0:29:03 > 0:29:06It remains a unique achievement that's never been repeated.

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