Barry John try vs England

[phoenixdan3]

CHILD PERVERTER HIM AND PHIL BENNETT. FELINFOEL 1970S

[MrJeepsters]

THE KING

He played a fantastic match in 1971 against great french team.

[yippitydodah]

@MrJeepsters BBC had a clip of the France match 1971, Barry tackling, JPR intercept pass and then he charged down the touchline, sidesteps every now and then, and past to Gareth who then went in at the corner, like he did the same for the BaBaas a couple of years later in Cardiff. Had the link on my old computer before the hard disk packed up on it. Tried looking on the Beeb site just, but can't find it. Cliff Morgan commentating for the beeb that day in Paris, 1971.

[kealyc1]

They were very good, the Welsh boys, but don't forget that at that time the Welsh schools system had two sessions of PE a week, whereas other countries only had one, so the Welsh kids coming through into top class Rugby were fitter than their English counterparts.

[sammyboy804]

I love it how he just glides inbeetwen everybody

[tedplaysguitar]

There's a reason why New Zealanders called Barry John the King... never see the like of him again.

[phoenixdan3]

admit it llanelli is pervert land ,please respond and i will explaine why. the police are sick the gypos are sick the gays are sick the shop keepers are sick the rich are sick please point me in the direction of someone who is normal in the town . by the way how can you go along with thepervertion and corruption oflittle kids for what ever the reason.

[MOGGS1942]

@phoenixdan3 And you are SICK.

[phoenixdan3]

@MOGGS1942 child perverters say judges in london for revenge i pushed over andrew john clive johns son barrys the uncle . child perverters not paedophiles ..sticks and stones .CARWYN JAMES WAS GAY PAEDOPHILE A TEACHER FROM LLANDOVERY BOARDING SCHOOL ,KILLED OFF IN AMSTERDAM .

[Unevaluated]

@phoenixdan3

you just sound fucking retarded, most of my family lives in Llanelli you ignorant prick

[phoenixdan3]

at the end of the day its you lot in llanelli which are the sickos and mungers as i was only a baby when you gays started on me just remember that .and sam means 3 in thailand . what do you people mean by it .your all scum in llanelli drugging kids and young adults to cover for your crappy little game .these people were perverts and i was a drugged victim . was told today that the johns came to my house to drug me and send me into shops to steal just to discredit me for what i said about barry .

[phoenixdan3]

found out today that carwyn james the lions coach in1971 was also a teacher in llandovery private boarding school where kids said he abused them he went to same grammer school as barry john .must have been the nest of the problem ,carwyn was also the coach for llanelli rugby team . what a cover up for the legends of a silly little game.

[phoenixdan3]

sorry i was wrong they drugged leighton rees to set fires to things in felinfoel rugby club . we set fire to shed where andrew richard pring was killed ,he was 7 years old and we were only 5 thats why barry john left rugby in 1972 . it was in june and barry would not have been playing rugbyin cardiff in june would he. just been told that barry john did call in felinfoel rugby club in 70s but has not been there for abot 10 years . seen police about 10 years ago about him and his brother alan.

[tomd2103]

His feet were like a blur after he picked that ball up. He picked it up in such a tight space, yet not one of the opposition could get near him. Guess that is why he will be forever known as "The King". 

[kelvinl228]

listen sicko !............why dont you go fly a kite !!......how do they allow your kind to even be on these sites

[phoenixagogo67]

paedophile caught 1972 ,covered up by wru and sad police in family.

[tigerarmyrule]

Never mind stats and results. Just look at the silky flowing run, the graceful movement. Comparing Barry with George Best is a tired cliche really but it is so true. Both were unequalled in their ability to play their game with elegant gracefulness.

[mizofan]

@tigerarmyrule Strange, i was just coming here after thinking of George Best and Barry John- probably the most talented geniuses in their sports- beaten by a horse at the BBC sports personality of the year 1971

[kealyc]

That generation Welsh Rugby players grew up with Games lessons twice a week. That's why they were much fitter. Plus the disorganised selection system in the England team, and you can see the result. In the 80s however, the school system in Wales allowed games only once a week. The Welsh boys coming up through the ranks were not as fit as John, Edwards, JPR, JJ Williams before them.

[phoenixagogo67]

@kealyc fit to run after little boys more like it him and phil bennett

[goedwards]

Plenty of room for sentimentality here. This is a video of probably one of the best rugby players who has ever played the game. A real Genius. His try against NZ Universities in 1971, that I saw when I was 10 will stay with me forever.

[grandslam1998]

They broke the mould of solid gold that once made Barry John.

[CNicol40]

The last 10 seconds of the YouTube video entitled "Gwyn Thomas On Welsh Rugby" shows the same try but from behind the posts. Looks even better from that perspective.

[LucidDreamer92]

One of the truly greats

[mrbillymorris12]

barry john, gareth edwards, jpr williams, john dawes, john taylor, mervyn davies, gerald davies

the wales team of the 70s was truly the best ever

[Pugophile]

Don't forget Dai Morris!

[MrJeepsters]

@mrbillymorris12

Selon moi, c'est LE PLUS GRAND.

Ses matchs contre les français (grande équipe) en 1971 et, référence suprême,

contre les black du pitoyable Sid Going sont immortels et indépassables !

[kelvinl228]

Mark Reason of the telegraph posted the best ever postcript of any sportman that i have ever read...it was entitled" The greatest lion of all", and as a Welshman I still cannot read it without getting a stream of tears running down my cheeks.Please read it it,s online and fantastically written

[TontoSilvaHeels]

get a grip will u

[benrfc]

@kelvinl228 where is it?

[benrfc]

@kelvinl228 where is it? is it in the library

[mizofan]

@benrfc Just do a search for Mark Reason, "The greatest lion of all", Barry John, and it'll come up online. I found it easily enough and i'm a computer numbskull

[MOGGS1942]

@kelvinl228 Just read the article,and it's great. I really loved the quote about Barry rolling his eyes and his opponent falling over. He really was "The King".

[cyRilBaggins]

The best fly half ever.

[brisbanegreenbrigade]

barry john is brilliant!

one of the best every welsh players!

[flem1612]

That was amazing!you dont see lines like that very often!

[llandudnoboy]

From 1989 to 1992 i attended Trinity College Carmarthen in West Wales and for two of those years i slept in the high rise tower block next to the students union.

My room number was Tower 2E the very same room GOD slept in (Barry John) and i was not aware of it.

The college had a good Rugby team,

just imagine if they had realised i was sleeping on hallowed ground - I could i charged them a £5 a night just to sleep there.

Great years i will fondly remember.

[philipeafroboy1]

Nobody gives a shit about your stupid college years. Do you not realise this?

[llandudnoboy]

You poor chap,my heart goes out to your family who have to put up with the saddest twat that drew breath.

[philipeafroboy1]

Hahaha you have resorted to 'family' jokes. Therefore you have no decent comebacks to insult me with. Therefore I win :P

[TheTotalRugby]

Amazing

[mycal64]

Reminds of the Scott Gibbs try.

[Andinov01]

That swerve from Barry John at the end is magic. The next top top player in world rugby is going to be the guy who can swerve like that.

[philipeafroboy1]

Habana can.

[CNicol40]

The number 13 is Keith Jarrett who famously scored 19 points on his debut against England as an 18 year old in 1967. He went to rugby league in 1969 but sadly had to retire at the age of 25 due to a stroke. Could have been one of the greats.

[olliejames08]

bollocks was he.

[TomosANTIGUATomos]

Though Barry John was one of the greatest ever to play the game, Phil Bennett was better than Barry John.

[moveonupcb]

i agree - phil bennett was one of the most naturally gifted player of all time and without doubt had the best side step which he used often

[meac10]

Phil Bennett was a very great player but Barry John was in a class of his own. He was quite simply the greatest rugby genius of the last forty years. It was not so much a matter of natural gifts, though he had those in abundance, as of intelligence and supreme confidence. I saw him play perhaps fifteen times and he always bossed the game completely. The other teams knew they were beaten even before they went on the pitch.

[moveonupcb]

You may be right. There are not enough clips it seems of him playing on TV to show that though. The clips i have seen show a decisive and elusive runner but I still prefer watching bennett in full flow and i still think he had the best side step I have ever seen!!!

[mizofan]

@moveonupcb Bennett was a dazzling sidestepper but Barry John was a supreme general, with an aura and time to spare, a better all round kicker who destroyed the All Blacks in 71. John was senior partner even to Gareth Edwards who was then dominant for the rest of his career after John retired- and the mind boggles at what John might have achieved if he hadn't retired early. But the adulation was too great, men shaking on meeting him, women curtsying - the king indeed.

[moveonupcb]

you must be a very old 19 year old or a time traveller!!

[meac10]

Ah, that is because my father used my username to comment on this video. I am 19, he is older!

[mizofan]

sorry to hog; no edit here? i meant Barry (not Kyle) in comment below re women curtsying of course.

[mizofan]

tigerarmyrule makes a good comparison, with Johann Cruyff. Barry John was a general, so composed, so skilful. Fair enough to compare to George Best for exciting flair, but Barry was an overall controller. He had it all, not just a glider, he destroyed the All Blacks in the 1st test (+ others) with his kicking. That 71 Lions was the greatest back division ever assembled, + they had Merv at #8!

[mizofan]

The greatest stand-off/fly-half. He was so good at his peak even (the widely acknowledged Pelé of Rugby) Gareth Edwards was in his shadow. In my time:

1.Barry John

2.Mark Ella

+

Dan Carter, Jonnie Wilkinson, Hugo Porta... i presume Jackie Kyle would be in the all-time mix. Women used to curtsy and men shook with excitement on meeting him. Is it right that adulation contributed to his early retirement?

[kernowmitch]

Are you watching kids, ball in two hands. The man was a genius!

[theboywiththebucket]

Just what I was going to say - ball in TWO hands! Who needs a hand-off when you can sidestep like that?!

[Edeltraut3]

The King

[barrettpj62]

I had a few pints with Barry John recently in a Cardiff pub. The man is a legend. If there was ever a more naturallly talented rugby footballer then I have yet to seen him. Dan Carter is good though!

[timechannel]

Some of JD's trys are sublime even if some were in League.

They cracked the mould ..of solid Gold..that once made Barry John

[rannonanon]

No 13 was Keith Jarrett, scored 18pts on his debut against England in 1967 when only 18yrs old.Turned to Rugby League 2 years later.Career terminated when he suffered a stroke aged 24.

Why isn't there more footage of the Lions tour to NZ in 1971, that's when BJ was at his peak.

[rugbyking4]

running with the ball wouldnt he remind you of james hook?

[wrexhamjack123]

I agree. There is a strong similarity in the way they run!

But there's no comparison really.

[jack24rugby]

what a ledgend!

its a shame he retired so early.

but alcohol was the problem! ive seen him in cardiff town loads of times in the pubs. and i think his liver is packing up a bit.

[givemethelotion]

barry john snogged my mother!! haha XD

[Charli3sfactory]

who´s the number 13? He did a great work too

[DavidRhys1988]

the George Best of rugby

[tigerarmyrule]

Beautiful. I'd love to see more of him. Gliding and graceful. Similar to Cruyff in soccer. All guile and elegance instead of power.

[kelvinl228]

superb

[DavidRhys1988]

where phil darted, Barry John Glides through gaps that seemingly weren't there.

[slyelf112]

Honestly, that's a decent finish but let's not get carried away - he beat a couple of players but no more. I wish there were more film of this guy so I could see what the fuss is all about. I'm sure he is as good as everyone says but I'm still waiting to see.

[DavidRhys1988]

this isn't much for Barry John, if you'd of seen more footage of him during the 1970's trust me, you'd know.

[slyelf112]

Do you know if there are any DVD's available that have footage of him? Actually not just him but the whole Welsh side of the late 60's-late 70's? You hear so much about these guys but there seem to be so few clips ever played. Surely someone like the BBC must have televised (and therefore recorded) some of the old Five Nations matches played during that period? I would love to see more of those guys...

[DavidRhys1988]

there are one or two bits of footage of the gang when they were just starting to shine, around 1971 on youtube i believe, NetResultSport is the guy that has them i think. vs Scotland?

[borris79]

The "KING" of world rugby ;~}

[timechannel]

Almost invisible to the opposition's eye.. An Inspritation to Wales

[09BowornratP]

How tall was he?

[DavidRhys1988]

under six foot i think. but not exactly short by the day's standards.

[kelvinl228]

"THE RED PHANTOM".

[IanRush89]

shivers down my spine and a tear in my eye

[DavidRhys1988]

i think "a dragonfly darting upon the anvil or destruction" is a bit wordy.

but he was called "The King" Barry John for good reason :D

[HawkeyeWho]

that's our man! Viva Barry John!

[kelvinl228]

The most gifted player ever .Sheer brilliance ,perfection.

[cpluseless]

High tide and the heron dived?

[cpluseless]

Fi'n gwybod fi wedi gweid, ond da iawn GGS- Dere man Gogledd, Cymru am Byth?

[cpluseless]

My spelling could be better Llewellyn-Williams, or there again, maybe not.......

[cpluseless]

Gwendraeth Grammar School. Anyway, I used to cut the grass for Mrs Llewelyn-Williams down in Porthyrhyd, so there. Anyway, I new a good part of the short history of Gwendraeth Grammar School. Whether Mr Llewelyn-Williams was there or not.

[cpluseless]

Cefneithin, Cross Hands, Blaehirwaun Colliery, anthracite coal dust, Dynefor Lodge on the way to Foelgastell, pints of bitter. But things have changed, but I will keep the memory said.

[nokia671025]

The KING!

[PS3isthelifeblood]

the greatest fly half of all time

[gmactera]

My dad told me this guy carved up against us (the all blacks) would be keen to see more video of him

[tomo4eva]

you guys n o of ne other videos of this guy-pretty awsome

[MJR1122]

Sheer, sheer brilliance from 'The King'. My favorite try ever.