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For the latest rugby news, interviews and analysis sent straight to your inbox, you can sign up to our Welsh rugby newsletter here. Read More Related Articles Hooker Owens has been a tremendous servant of the Scarlets and Wales for more than a decade, winning 82 caps, while also figuring in five Lions Tests over two tours. To watch Gerald Davies in full-flight was an experience to compare with close on anything else in rugby. Arrowing down the right wing, the west Walian possessed the ability to sidestep at top speed which made it immensely difficult for other wings to defend against him. Featured in three Welsh Grand Slam sides and was part of the Lions squad that triumphed in New Zealand in 1971. A trademark sidestep took the Llanelli fly-half past two remaining Scots and a couple of others fell over at roughly the same time. Possibly, all those behind the posts fell over, too, such was the majesty of the step.

The passing of the great Phil Bennett on Sunday evening comes after the loss of John Dawes and JJ Williams in recent years. But the Pooler faithful already knew just how good the young tight-head was and the rest of the rugby world was soon to find out too, as he went on to start 12 successive Tests for the Lions over three tours, adding to his 41 trophy-laden Wales caps. 7. JPR Williams Why do Formula 1 cars look the way they do? How do the Teams design the cars? What are the biggest influences on car performance? Three Grand Slams - including a try in the 2005 decider against Ireland - five Lions Tests and 129 caps for Wales. Some record. 10. Jonathan Davies (Jiffy)And, of course, there was that try, the greatest of them all, for the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973. Sir Gareth Edwards says: “They were some of the happiest days of my life and I think I’ve been very, very fortunate. It was all part of growing up and making friends that have lasted a lifetime. Some of them aren’t with us anymore but you never forget them, it’s as if you’ve been into battle with them. It created a bond that stood the test of time. More than anything, I think we’ve just been privileged to be able to get to know one another, playing in a team that was reasonably successful and had a lot of fun along the way.” For the past two decades, he has worked in recruitment and he has recently taken up a role as business development manager with Darcy Associates. He also started six successive Tests over two Lions tours, being named man of the series in New Zealand in 2017, when he barely put a foot wrong. 37. Derek Quinnell

A world record 161 Tests caps, including 12 successive outings for the Lions over four tours, along with three Grand Slams for Wales, who he has now led 23 times. A selfless player, he regularly took a shoeing to protect his team-mates, while he was in many ways the classic blindside flanker, doing so much donkey work, graft that at times went unseen or unheralded but was always recognised by his fellow players. 19. Sam Warburton Wales skipper for the 1977 and 1978 campaigns, the diminutive fly-half from Felinfoel inspired a generation with his style, running and class, while he was also humble and generous off the field, a man of the people liked by pretty much everyone. I remember once we played against Scotland on the Saturday and then Monday night it was Bridgend and Cross Keys.I think it was because he was the same as me in that we were two new fish in the pond and you had all these superstars round you,” he said.