1973 Gallery

The Barbarians team that defeated the All Blacks at Cardiff in 1973

Rugby Union - 1972 / 1973 New Zealand Tour of Great Britain & France - Barbarians 23 New Zealand 11
The Barbarians Team Group before the game at Cardiff Arms Park.
Standing (left to right): touch judge, Geoffrey Windsor Lewis (Barbarians secretary), John Pullin, Willie John McBride, Bob Wilkinson; Derek Quinnell, Sandy Carmichael, David Duckham, G. Domercq (referee), touch judge.
Sitting: Gareth Edwards, Mike Gibson, Brigadier Glyn Hughes (Barbarians), John Dawes (captain), Herbert Waddell (Barbarians), John Bevan, Ray McLoughlin.
On Ground: Fergus Slattery, Tommy David, Phil Bennett, JPR Williams.
The Barbarians defeated the All Blacks for the first time, and the match is rated as one of the greatest ever played

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London Welsh - 1972/3 RFU Club Knock-Out Semi-Final

Rugby Union - 1972 / 1973 RFU Club Knock-Out Competition - Semi-Final: London Welsh 15 Bristol 18
The London Welsh team group before kick-off at Old Deer Park on 14/04/1973.
Back (left to right): Mr George Walker (touch-judge), Jeff Young, Jim Shanklin, Mike Roberts, Geoff Evans, Terry Davies, Tony Fulwood, Bob Phillips, Capt. Peter Lillington (touch-judge), Mr Alan Welsby (referee).
Front: Gerald Davies, Tony Baker, Tony Gray, JPR Williams, John Taylor (captain), John Dawes, Alun Richards, Elis W. Williams

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1973 Santamonica Cup

MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI, SAN MARINO - JULY 22: Roland Binder, Brabham BT36 Ford, leads Vittorio Brambilla, March 732 BMW, Gabriele Serblin, Brabham BT40 Ford, and Ettore Ricci, March 712M Ford during the Santamonica Cup at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on July 22, 1973 in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, San Marino. (Photo by Ercole Colombo / Studio Colombo)

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