Barbarian Men
Philip Bennett
Fly-half
Matches
Points
Country
Wales
Club
Llanelli
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Playing Record
Games
05 Jun 1976 | Ellerslie Park | Alberta | 4 | 56 | Barbarians |
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17 Jun 1976 | Halifax (Nova Scotia) | Barbarians | 76 | 0 | Atlantis |
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24 Jan 1976 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 19 | 7 | Australia XV |
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02 Jun 1976 | Thunderbird Stadium | Barbarians | 34 | 15 | British Columbia |
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12 Jun 1976 | Stanley Park | Barbarians | 29 | 4 | Canada |
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24 Oct 1970 | County Ground | Barbarians | 9 | 29 | Fiji XV |
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29 May 1976 | Boston (Massachusetts) | Barbarians | 40 | 12 | New England |
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27 Jan 1973 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 23 | 11 | New Zealand XV (non-cap) |
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16 Dec 1978 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 16 | 18 | New Zealand XV (non-cap) |
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09 May 1970 | Murrayfield | Barbarians | 33 | 17 | Scotland XV (non-cap) |
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28 Mar 1970 | National Stadium | Cardiff | 28 | 30 | Barbarians |
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26 Sep 1970 | Lansdowne Road | Dublin Wanderers | 9 | 30 | Barbarians |
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24 Feb 1977 | Franklin's Gardens | East Midlands | 7 | 57 | Barbarians |
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27 Dec 1975 | Welford Road | Leicester Tigers | 11 | 20 | Barbarians |
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04 Oct 1976 | The Greenyards | Melrose | 17 | 47 | Barbarians |
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08 Apr 1980 | Rodney Parade | Newport | 8 | 13 | Barbarians |
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24 Mar 1978 | Recreation Ground | Penarth | 12 | 84 | Barbarians |
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16 Apr 1976 | Recreation Ground | Penarth | 36 | 30 | Barbarians |
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04 Apr 1980 | Athletic Ground | Penarth | 29 | 22 | Barbarians |
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29 Mar 1970 | St Helen's | Swansea | 8 | 24 | Barbarians |
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Statistics
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Philip Bennett
Phil Bennett belongs to the select group of players who have played 20 or more games for the Barbarians. In his case his 20 appearances included ten as team captain and a grand total of 189 points. They also included matches against the national teams of Scotland and Fiji (both in 1970), New Zealand (1973 and 1978) and Canada and Australia (in 1976).Philip Bennett was born in Felinfoel on 24 October 1948 and educated at Coleshill School in Llanelli. He played all his senior rugby for the local club, captaining them for six seasons and amassing a career total of 2532 points in 412 games. His 29 caps for Wales included his debut as his country's first-ever replacement against France in 1969. A mercurial fly-half, he played a total of 26 games for the British Isles, including eight tests, and scored 226 points on the tours to South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand in 1977. He was also the Lions' captain in the latter and on his return in September 1977 led the Lions against the Barbarians in the historic Queen's Silver Jubilee Match at Twickenham.
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