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Phil Bennett
OBE
DhashayPhilip Bennett
Dhintay
Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Dhererka170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Miisaanka72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Xirfadda Rugby Union
Jago Fly-half
Kooxda bilowga ah
Sannado Kooxda Ciyaaro (Dhibco)
Felinfoel RFC
1966–1981 Llanelli RFC 414 (2,535)
1970–1980 Barbarians 20 (181)
Xirfadda Caalamiga ah
Sannado Kooxda Ciyaaro (Dhibco)
1969–1978 Wales 29 (166)
1974–1977 British Lions 8 (44)

Philip Bennett OBE (24 Oktoobar 1948 – 12 Juun 2022) wuxuu ahaa ciyaaryahan Welsh ah oo ciyaari jiray rugby union, kaas oo u soo ciyaaray booska fly-half kooxda Llanelli RFC iyo xulka qaranka Wales. Wuxuu bilaabay xirfadiisa 1966, sannad ka dibna wuxuu kala wareegay Barry John booska fly-half ee koowaad ee Llanelli. Wuxuu u saftay Scarlets 414 kulan muddadii 15-ka sano ahayd ee xirfadiisa, isagoo dhaliyay 131 tries, 43 drop goals, 293 pens iyo 523 conversions.

Markiisii u horreysay wuxuu Wales u saftay 1969, balse ilaa uu John ka fariistay rugby-ga 1972-kii ayuu Bennett noqday ciyaaryahan si joogto ah ugu soo bilowda dalkiisa. Wuxuu Wales u horseeday hanashada horyaalka Five Nations Championship, oo ay ku jirto Grand Slam sannadkii 1978, taas oo ku dhammaatay inuu ka fariisto gudashada waajibaadka xulka Wales. ​Bennett wuxuu sidoo kale la safray kooxda British Lions markii ay tageen Koonfur Afrika sannadkii 1974, markaas oo aan looga guulaysan 22 kulan, iyo New Zealand sannadkii 1977, wuxuuna sidoo kale u saftay 20 kulan kooxda Barbarians intii u dhaxeysay 1970 iyo 1980; wuxuu door muhiim ah ka qaatay guushii laga gaaray New Zealand sannadkii 1973, taas oo dad badani u tixgeliyaan inay ahayd ciyaartii rugby union ee ugu fiicnayd ee abid la ciyaaro.[1] ​Bennett waxaa lagu daray World Rugby Hall of Fame sannadkii 2015.[2] Sannadkii 2020, try-gii uu Wales u dhaliyay isagoo ka horjeeda Scotland bishii Maarso 1977 ayaa loo codeeyay inuu yahay try-gii ugu weynaa ee Wales abid dhaliso.[3][4]

Bennett wuxuu ku dhashay Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire, 24-kii Oktoobar 1948.[5][6] Aabihiis, Les, wuxuu ka shaqayn jiray warshadda birta ee deegaanka Llanelli ilaa uu shil warshadeed ku dhacay,[7] hooyadiis, Mary, waxay ka shaqayn jirtay warshad baabuurta lagu riixo oo deegaanka ah.[6] Bennett wuxuu inta badan ahaa ilmo xanuunsada, aabihiisana waxaa loo sheegay in "uusan waligiis yeelan doonin dhismaha jirka ee lagu ciyaaro rugby-ga".[7] Isagoo dhalinyaro ah, Bennett wuxuu ka shaqeeyay warshadda birta ee deegaanka, waxaana tijaabo u soo bandhigay kooxda West Ham United isagoo ah ciyaaryahan kubbadda cagta.[5]

Xirfada rugbyga

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Xirfadda Kooxda

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Bennett wuxuu xirfadiisa rugby-ga ka bilaabay Felinfoel RFC, ka hor intaanay qaadan kooxda u dhow ee Llanelli RFC.[8] Wuxuu u saftay Scarlets markii uu ahaa 18 jir,[6] isagoo ku bilowday booska fly-half ciyaar 18–9 guuldarro ah oo marti ugu ahaayeen kooxda ay xafiiltamaan ee Swansea RFC 12-kii Noofambar 1966.[9][6] Wuxuu u saftay saddex jeer oo kale xilli ciyaareedkii 1966–67, kuwaas oo dhammaantood ahaa booska full-back. Ka dib markii Barry John uu u wareegay Cardiff RFC dhammaadkii xilli ciyaareedka, Bennett wuxuu la wareegay booska koowaad ee fly-half ee Llanelli, xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horreeyay ee buuxana, waxay ku guuleysteen horyaalka kooxaha Welsh ee Western Mail.[10] Waxay horyaalkaas ku guuleysteen laba jeer oo kale muddadii Bennett uu kooxda joogay,[10] iyo sidoo kale inay gaareen finalka WRU Challenge Cup mid kasta oo ka mid ah shantii sano ee u horreysay, iyagoo afar jeer oo xiriir ah ku guuleystay 1973 ilaa 1976.[9] Muddadii ay socotay socdaalkii rugby-ga New Zealand ee Britain ee 1972–73, Bennett wuxuu u ciyaaray kooxda Llanelli ee ka guuleysatay "All Blacks" ee New Zealand 9–3.[9] Wuxuu ka fariistay rugby-ga kooxaha sannadkii 1981, isagoo u saftay Llanelli 414 kulan isla markaana dhaliyay 2,535 dhibcood.[6][9] ​Wuxuu sidoo kale 20 jeer u ciyaaray Barbarians, oo ay ku jirto ciyaartii All Blacks ee Janaayo 1973. Bilowgii ciyaarta, ka dib markii New Zealand ay soo laadatay kubbad dheer, Bennett wuxuu kubbadda ku qabtay gudaha aaggiisa 25-ka mitir; wuxuu markaas ka gudbay afar ciyaaryahan oo All Black ah ka hor intaanu kubbadda u gudbin J. P. R. Williams. Barbarians waxay u yaaceen dhanka kale, dhaqdhaqaaqaas oo ku dhammaaday try uu dhaliyay saaxiibkiisa booska kale ee Bennett oo ahaa Gareth Edwards. Try-gaas waxaa badanaa loo tixgeliyaa inuu yahay kii ugu fiicnaa ee abid la dhaliyo.[11][12][13]

Xirfadda Caalamiga ah

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Bennett wuxuu markii u horreysay Wales u saftay isagoo ka horjeeda Faransiiska garoonka Stade Colombes ee Paris 22-kii Maarso 1969; wuxuu ka soo kacay kursiga kaydka si uu u beddelo Gerald Davies oo dhaawacmay, taas oo ka dhigtay beddelkii ugu horreeyay ee abid u safta xulka qaranka Wales.[14] Bennett markiisii u horreysay ee uu ku soo bilaawdo waxay ahayd garabka midig ciyaar ka horjeedday Koonfur Afrika bishii Janaayo 1970,[15] booskaas oo uusan aqoon u lahayn, balse waxaa loo tixgeliyey inuu "aad u fiican yahay in laga tago";[16] wuxuu markaas u wareegay booska inside centre ciyaartii u horreysay ee Wales ee 1970 Five Nations Championship ee ay la lahaayeen Scotland, ka hor intaanu markii u horreysay fly-half ugu soo muuqan ciyaartii Faransiiska laba bilood ka dib.[15] Wuxuu sugay ku dhowaad laba sano si uu mar kale u safto, isagoo beddel ahaan u soo galay J. P. R. Williams oo dhaawacmay booska full-back, balse ka dib markii Barry John uu si lama filaan ah uga fariistay rugby-ga 1972-kii, Bennett wuxuu qaatay maaliyadda nambarka 10-aad si joogto ah.[17] ​Bennett wuxuu xubin ka noqday kooxda British and Irish Lions ee socdaalkii Koonfur Afrika ee 1974,[6] kooxdaas oo loo yaqaannay "The Invincibles" (Kuwa aan laga adkaan karin).[6] Waxay guuleysteen 21 ka mid ah 22-kii kulan ee ay ciyaareen iyo taxanihii Test-ka oo ay 3–0 ku badiyeen, iyadoo hal ciyaar oo qura ay bareejo galeen.[6] Bennett wuxuu dhaliyay 103 dhibcood, taas oo ahayd intii ugu badnayd ee qof dhaliyo socdaalkaas.[6] Wuxuu mar kale la safray British and Irish Lions markii ay tageen New Zealand sannadkii 1977, balse markan wuxuu ahaa kabtan, halkaas oo uu mar kale ku noqday ciyaaryahanka ugu dhibcaha badan isagoo dhaliyay 125 dhibcood.[6] Bennett wuxuu ka fariistay rugby union-ka caalamiga ah sannadkii 1978 isagoo u saftay Wales 29 kulan intii u dhaxeysay 1969 iyo 1978. Tan waxaa ku jiray laba Five Nations Championship Grand Slams iyo saddex Triple Crowns.[18] Waxaa la guddoonsiiyay billadda OBE ee 1978 New Year Honours adeegyadiisii kubbadda rugby-ga awgeed.[19][7] ​Isagoo ah kabtanka Wales, Bennett wuxuu jeediyay khudbad kooxda lagu dhiirigelinayo ciyaarta ka hor horyaalka Five Nations Championship oo ay la lahaayeen England 5-tii Maarso 1977:

"Fiiriya waxa ay kuwaan (bastards) ku sameeyeen Wales. Waxay naga qaateen dhuxul-dhagaxayadii, biyahayadii, birteedii. Waxay iibsadaan guryahayaga waxayna ku noolaadaan laba toddobaad sannad kasta. Maxay na siiyeen? Gebi ahaanba waxba. Ingiriisku waa na miiteeyeen, na kufsadeen, na xukumeen, na ciqaabeen – waana kuwa aad galabta la ciyaaraysaan,"[8]

Hawlgabnimo ka dib

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Ka dib markii uu fariistay, Bennett wuxuu noqday faalleeye ka tirsan BBC Wales isagoo ka shaqayn jiray tebinta rugby-ga ee raadiyaha iyo telefishinka.[9] Wuxuu sidoo kale qoraallo joogto ah ku lahaa wargeysyada South Wales Evening Post iyo Daily Mirror.[9] Bennett wuxuu daabacay buugga taariikh nololeedkiisa sannadkii 2004.[20] Sannadkii 2007, waxaa lagu daray Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.[21] Waxaa loo magacaabay madaxweynaha dhinac-goboleedka Scarlets sannadkii 2011.[9] Sannadkii 2015, waxaa lagu daray World Rugby Hall of Fame[2] (waxaa lagu xusay mareegta Hall of Fame in la daray 2014-kii).[22] Bishii Abriil 2022, taallo uu Bennett u qoray Simon Hedger ayaa laga taagay tuulada uu Bennett ka soo jeedo ee Felinfoel.[23] ​==Geerida== Bennett wuxuu dhintay 12-kii Juun 2022 ka dib xanuun dheer isagoo jira 73 sano.[5][18] The Guardian waxay sheegtay in Bennett uu ahaa "mid ka mid ah fly-halves-yadii ugu weynaa ee u ciyaara Wales iyo British and Irish Lions.[6] World Rugby, oo ah hay'adda maamusha rugby union-ka adduunka, waxay Bennett ka tiri inuu ahaa "mid ka mid ah kuwii ugu weynaa ee abid ciyaara ciyaartan. Dhaxalka Phil Bennett iyo saameyntiisu waa mid aan la dafiri karin."[24] Welsh Rugby Union waxay sheegeen inuu ahaa "halyeey rugby Welsh ah marka kasta oo la eego iyo nin sharaf leh".[25] ​19-kii Juun 2022, ciyaartii ay la lahaayeen England ka hor, ciyaartoyda Barbarians waxay u istaageen qaabka nambarka 10-aad si loo sharfo Bennett, waxaana garoonka looga dhawaaqay hal daqiiqo oo sacab ah. Fly-half-ka Barbarians Antoine Hastoy wuxuu magaciisa ku soo qortay dhabarka maaliyaddiisa isagoo u qoran midab casaan ah halkii uu ka ahaan lahaa cawl. [26] ​12-kii Juun 2023, Scarlets waxay ku dhawaaqeen inay Barbarians la ciyaari doonaan kulan saaxiibtinimo oo xilli-ciyaareedka ka hor ah, iyadoo ciyaartaas loo aqoonsaday inay tahay Ciyaarta Xusuusta Phil Bennett (Phil Bennett Memorial Game). Deeq ka dhalatay dakhliga tigidhada ciyaarta waxaa la siin doonaa Phil Bennett Foundation, oo ah hay'ad samafal oo loo aasaasay xusuusta Bennett si looga caawiyo ururinta lacago samafal ah oo lagu caawinayo shakhsiyaadka danyarta ah, naafada ah ama aan fursadaha haysan si ay uga qayb qaataan isboortiga.[27][28] Ciyaartaas waxaa la ciyaaray 16-kii Sebtembar 2023 waxaana Scarlets ay ku badisay 33–19.[29]

  1. "My favourite game: Gareth Edwards and the Baa-Baas stun All Blacks". The Guardian. 15 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2015 in Review: Hall of Fame inductees". www.world.rugby. World Rugby Hall of Fame. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2022. The full list of inductees into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2015 (in alphabetical order) is: Phil Bennett (Wales), Naas Botha (South Africa), Gordon B...
  3. "Everyone's watching the official best Wales rugby try ever after Phil Bennett's death". walesonline.co.uk. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. "Scotland 9 FT Wales 18". ESPN.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Obituary: Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half Phil Bennett". BBC. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Rugby union pays tribute to Phil Bennett, who has died aged 73". The Guardian. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Phil Bennett obituary: Twinkle-toed Wales and Lions out-half who created famed Barbarians try". Irish Independent. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Obituary: Welsh rugby loses twinkle-toed 'Benny'". Welsh Rugby Union. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Phil Bennett statement in full as Scarlets confirm hero's death and honour 'an icon'". walesonline.co.uk. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. 1 2 "PHistory". llanellirfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. "The greatest try ever scored?". BBC Sport. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  12. Bull, Andy (27 January 2013). "Barbarians 'greatest try' against All Blacks is relived 40 years on". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. Blackmore, Ben (2 December 2010). "The greatest try ever scored". ESPN.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. Smith (1980), pg 397.
  15. 1 2 "Phil Bennett Wales". ESPN.co.uk. ESPN Sports Media. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  16. Evans, Howard (2011). Welsh International Matches 1881–2011. Talybont, Ceredigion: Y Lolfa. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-84771-356-8.
  17. "On This Day: Phil Bennett's First Start at No10". Welsh Rugby Union. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Wales rugby legend Phil Bennett dies aged 73". Wales Online. Media Wales. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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  20. Bennett, Phil; Thomas, Graham (2004). Phil Bennett: The Autobiography. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-716255-0. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  21. "Phil Bennett". Welsh Sports Hall Of Fame. 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  22. "Phil Bennett". www.world.rugby (in Ingiriisi). World Rugby Hall of Fame. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2022. TEAM Wales POSITION Fly Half INDUCTED TO HOF 2014 CAREER 1968-1978
  23. "Statue of Llanelli rugby legend Phil Bennett unveiled". BBC News. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  24. @WorldRugby (Jun 13, 2022). "One of the greatest to have ever played the game. Phil Bennett's legacy and his impact are undeniable" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2022 via Twitter.
  25. @WelshRugbyUnion (12 June 2022). "Such sad news from Llanelli this evening with the passing of Phil Bennett, a Welsh rugby legend in every sense and true gentleman" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2022 via Twitter.
  26. "Phil Bennett honoured with touching Barbarians tribute from players moments before kick-off against England". walesonline.co.uk. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  27. "Scarlets to take on Barbarians in Phil Bennett Memorial Game". Scarlets Rugby. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  28. "The Phil Bennett Foundation". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  29. "Phil Bennett memorial match: Scarlets 33-19 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

​==Buug-yaro==

Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.Bennett, Phil (2015). Phil Bennett: The Autobiography. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-816121-7.

​==Xiriirinta dibadda==