Whenever the word sidestep is uttered in rugby union circles, the dancing feet of Phil Bennett are more than likely to be part of the conversation. Bennett, who has died at the age of 73 ...

A memorial bench has been unveiled to Welsh rugby great Phil Bennett at the spot where he watched his Carmarthenshire home village team play. The ceremony followed a game between Felinfoel and ...

Phil Bennett made 29 Wales appearances and eight more for the Lions in a glittering career Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions captain and fly-half Phil Bennett has died at the age of 73.

Of all the great fly-halves from all over the world, there has never been one quite like Phil Bennett. The communion of rugby saints glorified for the divine gift of making teams dance to their ...

Tributes have poured in to “a Welsh rugby legend in every sense” after former British and Irish Lions fly-half Phil Bennett died after a long illness at the age of 73. Bennett, affectionately ...

Phil Bennett would not have wanted a fuss. He was an icon of Welsh rugby but one who wore his greatness lightly, modest to the last. There was a hint of wry amusement, therefore, as his family ...

Phil Bennett was described as “a great gentleman and a great rugby player” as giants of the sport from Wales and beyond united in tribute to him at a remembrance service in Llanelli.

It was Phil Bennett who first invoked my own love of rugby. Without him, I guess, I might not have got involved in the sport and would never have ended up with the privilege of refereeing the ...