Tributes have flowed this week for Welsh and British & Irish Lions champion Phil Bennett and brought to mind a conversation with him in 1997 while working at The Evening Post. It was 25 years after the great 9-3 win by Bennett's Llanelli side over Ian Kirkpatrick's All Blacks. The Welsh club was going through hard times after some unfortunate investment decisions when rugby went professional at the end of 1995.
Bennett the diplomat left his mark
Bennett the diplomat left his mark
Bennett the diplomat left his mark
Tributes have flowed this week for Welsh and British & Irish Lions champion Phil Bennett and brought to mind a conversation with him in 1997 while working at The Evening Post. It was 25 years after the great 9-3 win by Bennett's Llanelli side over Ian Kirkpatrick's All Blacks. The Welsh club was going through hard times after some unfortunate investment decisions when rugby went professional at the end of 1995.