Gareth Edwards 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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The Barbarians team that faced the British Lions in the 1977 Silver Jubilee Match

Rugby Union - 1977 Silver Jubilee Match - British Lions 23 Barbarians 14
The Barbarians team group before the game at Twickenham on 10/9/77.
Back (left to right): Roger Quittenton (touch-judge), Norman Sanson (referee), Duncan Madsen, Charlie Kent, Barry Nelmes, Bob Wilkinson, Jean-Pierre Bastiat, Mike Knill, Geoff Wheel, Dai Richards, ---, ---, Jean-Claude Skrela, Dave MacKay, Alan Lawson, Geoffrey Windsor Lewis.
Front: Ray Gravell, Jean-Pierre Rivers, Gerald Davies, Herbert Waddell (Barbarians president), JPR Williams, Gareth Edwards, Gary Cox, ---, Martin Cooper.
The match was notable for being the first time that a British Lions team had played a "home" fixture

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The Wales team that faced Ireland in the 1973 Five Nations

Rugby Union - 1973 Five Nations Championship - Wales 16 Ireland 12
The Wales team group before the game at Cardiff Arms Park on 10/3/73.
Back (left to right): touch-judge, Glyn Shaw, Phil Llewellyn (debut), Mike Roberts, Mervyn Davies, Delme Thomas, Dai Morris, touch-judge.
Front: JPR Williams, Gerald Davies, Jeff Young, Arthur Lewis (captain), John Taylor, Phil Bennett, Jim Shanklin, Clive Rowlands (coach).
Ground: Roy Bergiers and Gareth Edwards

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