Old working class communities...tough lives but people looked out for each other and it was a high trust environment. Attributes that Britain has lost over the last 40 years...
I´m a proud Englishman but have always held the highest respect and admiration for Wales as a country and Welsh rugby. Nowhere else has the atmosphere and deep roots of rugby like Wales, not even New Zealand!
Yes, don't want to sound like an old bore but - those were the days. Before money turned sport into a guns for hire bore like every other part of life. Sport had resonance precisely because it wasn't about financial gain. It was about pride and passion and belonging and belief. it thrived in Wales because it was integrated in the tough culture, with Chapel, and work and home life. The strength of the play came up through the ground. Now it's passed down from on high, in boardrooms and corporate lunches. And every team looks the same. The sense of identity is lost. This documentary is beautifully made, the narration is superb, the interviews are genius, the use of footage is spot on. I'm an Aussie - but I cheer for Wales.
Anne Browning exactly what I always say money has taken over every sport that’s why I love seeing welsh vallys blood and thunder club rugby that is just played for the passion and most importantly fun.
I've lived in Australia for 60 years now, but I'm originally from Swansea, which is Llanelli's great rival. Watching the passion and pride shown by these great players and their supporters still brings back memories. And to think that in those days rugby was a strictly amateur game, those men played for the love of the sport. I normally find sports documentaries boring, but this had me enthralled from the first few seconds.
Do you remember the 97 All Blacks game v Llanelli? If you do, please remind us of the score as our memories are fading. We only remember the year 1972.
@@robertroberts2666 Yes Robert it was 3 v 96 and the fullback Cullen had a stormer. Privaliged to be there for that one also. I got soaked in the Grahame Mouri side encounter also. Game of two halves , shall we say. I miss those touring side matches don't you ?
In 1972 I was 16 and was listening to the game on the radio, I sang the anthem in Welsh as my mum taught me,,I was crying when the try was scored I was cheering through the game and more so at the final whistle and I've just again had tears in my eyes, why did this happen? It's because I'm proud and pleased to say I know where I was the day Llanelli beat the all Blacks. And I'm an English man born and bred, 50 years ago and it is still so clear in my mind, in today's game 4of the all black team would have been sent off for some of the things they did but the scarlets never gave an inch.
I was there also. I bought the Centenary pin, the Sospan Fach, and after first watching this video a couple of years ago, I managed to arrange to donate the pin to the Browns Hotel in Laugharne, in a framed presentation along with the ticket for the game. It took me over an hour to get out of town in my car, because the streets were clogged with drunk Welshmen crying with absolute joy.
As an English man, I bow my head to my Welsh brothers and sisters, in general & especially for this incredible victory..... Love & Respect, Gus, Old Windsor, Berkshire.
As an Englishman, even I have to admit what an unbelievable achievement this was, a Welsh town beating the mighty All Blacks? Wow! Wales had a collection of all time great rugby players, all at 1 time, together in the 70s. To me, JPR Williams was the greatest no 15 of all time, and Gareth Edwards the greatest player of all time.
Six provincial sides have beaten them,and good on them.The All Blacks are as guilty of arrogance as anybody else.However,we have set the bar for a long time and when we are beaten it is celebrated with much more vigour than usual.It will be a long time before someone else matches our record.
@bubblesleon5736 Yes I know, Wales sent observers to see how they were beating everyone.The All Blacks captain was an Irishman and most of the players were from Great Britain.
As a Welshman who has lived in NZ for 40 years, it was so good to see Benny, JJ, Delme and all the other heroes talking about that momentous day so long ago ... Thank you ... that was wonderful.
As a kiwi, I can say this is brilliant! We are now living in a world where rich club owners are turning our teams into mercenaries for hire. In this clip, we see true Llenelli local players being supported by true Llenelli local people and coming out on top. This what we really live for and want to see!
Oceansnz Sorry to bring you down to earth from your rugby utopia mate but for many seasons now Llanelli have been at the forefront of diluting their Welsh identity by employing second rate foreigners/ journeymen at the expense of home grown talent ie name me the last Llanelli born lock forward to play for Wales?
Excellent Story.I dont remember it as was only a toddler but excellent for LLanelli and the sport of rugby. Truly one of those giant killer stories. Also the whole village ran out of beer!, excellent. The whole village pulled together on this day and toppled the worlds best. Murdoch that All Black bloke with the tash, punched most of the welsh players and punched a security guard later that night and was sent home in disgrace. Then gave up rugby and vanished lol.
What could ever beat this, a wonderful hour of movie magic reflecting the passion, skill and toughness of 15 giants of Welsh Rugby. 126 licensed premises drunk dry. Marvelous.
So sad to hear of Phil Bennet's passing. Had the privilege to watch him play. Superb player and a wonderful ambassador for the game. Best wishes to the family . A real legend!
Shows good men with pride. I a Kiwi but respect these guys for what they did that day. I remember going to school and hearing of our All Blacks being beaten. I was 10 and just couldn't understand how we could loose. Llanelli I still remember you and that day you beat us. Good on you guys this is want Rugby is all about Respect, and passion. Long after we are all gone that day will still be talked about.
Nigel Higgins BOLLOCKS! Never heard such Bullshit in all my life! It kinda slipped your mind that a near full-strength All Blacks annihilated Llanelli 25 years on by 84 points to 3 did it?
Wrong score,wrong attitude. You sound like a bitter soccer type. Llanelli got hammered by a pro side that went against the now normal protocol of not . Thats how much pain THAT game did to that team that they'd do that. And I love them for doing that,regardless of the result. I'd rethink that Celtic part of your nickname if I was you.playing club sides anymore
I took a walk on Stradey when all the stand and tanner bank etc. was gone. I struggled to find what I thought was the centre spot and picked a clump of turf. The emotion that rose from my chest overwhelmed me and even if I wanted to, I could not of stopped the tears that flooded out. I cried openly until composure returned. Rugby has never been the same for me since that day. When they took Parc y Strade, my rugby womb, away. I saw the greatest game ever played since Noah took on the flood. Ymlaen Llanelli.
Dai mun , its me, 'smokey' for want of a better handle. What a piece of work thought this film. Jon Gower was head boy at the gram at the time. I find shantos contributions amazing, jj and Bllewelyn. Carwyn vastly undervalued in Wales.
Thanks so much for posting this - a very special day. It happened when I was a 1st year student one Tuesday afternoon, and Llanelli number 8 Hefin Jenkins played that day. The following day he came into the college canteen for his mid morning coffee with his course mates, the whole place erupted with cheers and a long applause, it was like he was walking on water!. Two weeks later we played second row together in the British Polytechnics Cup. RIP Hefin it was a privilege....
I watched this a couple of years ago. As a Welsh born person living in NZ, for me the biggest thing of this film was the video evidence of Keith Murdoch really kicking the shit out of any opponent that was lying on the ground. Or standing up. I'm glad the game has changed.
I feel that every team has its dirty players but occasionally you get one who goes beyond being dirty and that is sad for the team they play for as inthat tour the ABs had a very skilled squad but because he was so cynical and dirty he was noticed much more than normal and in fact I feel he was the main cause of there defeat, playing hard like 90% of rugby players is acceptable but it's the 10%of dirty players which will always be more noticeable sad but true.
As a kiwi,seeing this for the first time,....the pride an passion of the players then,incredible.as a 58 yr old i can only imagine the party afterwards.AWSOME.
I was there watching my team the All Blacks play this star studded team I was part of a team that was on a social team that had team mates from club team one of them was Keith Murdoch who was sent home. The atmosphere was electric, I was separated from my team mates so I was cheering for LLanelli . That town would would run out of beer that night, which was amazing for a coal mining town. The fullback for the All Blacks was NZer with lebanese back ground & only one to make it as an All Black his name is Joe Karam who would later in life Represent a man from the same city as us Dunedin David Bain accused of murdering his own family which was the most controversial case in NZ history. I was brought up Lebanese not knowing I was of Scottish English & Yes Welsh descent on my mother side I wrote a book titled " Switched At Birth- My Life In Someone Else's World" by Frederick J. George I had a drink with Derek Quinell's wife after the game.
As a K1W1, I too can say this is brilliant. But watching this it makes me feel ashamed that we had to resort to that level of grubbiness in order to win at all costs. Of course you couldn't get away with that now. Dear Ernie - you've been vindicated.
This is fucking brilliant! My heart swells with pride over the lovely folk. Carwyn James was such a rugby visionary and a true forward thinker. Wales what the heck happened?!?!
What a superb documentary. Beautifully edited, scripted, narrated, perfect music, exquisite detail, (older lady scratching her arse up the alley way). Just wonderful. I'm 59 now, I was 11 then. thank you for this fantastic piece of work.
I'm from Munster and we beat the All Blacks back in 1978. It was a huge occasion and probably their crowning achievement alongside 2 Heineken Cups. Very similar scenes to what went on in the aftermath of Llanelli's victory. There's been songs, books and stage plays written about it. Maybe the fact that Llanelli is a club and Munster a province might make their achievement slightly more impressive.
Brilliant documentary. Great to hear it from the players involved and also the folk from Llanelli itself and how it impacted their lives. Love to hear folk speaking in Welsh too. Very proud and lovely people. I have very fond memories of visiting the country. Much like home in NZ.
I’m glad All Blacks are part of their folklore........you can’t write a script any better.....congrats from a lifetime All Black Fan......I remember that game so vividly and I was only a wee boy!! 🔥❤️ sad we don’t do tours like this anymore.......imagine the fine rugby talent that no one gets to see....and in this day and age - maybe make something of themselves in this professional era 🔥
If Carwyn James had been given full control of the Welsh national team in the 70's Wales would have beaten the All Blacks at least once in that decade. I've always thought he deserves a biopic and maybe Michael Sheen could do him justice as he did Brian Clough perfectly and he comes from Port Talbot which is not far down the road from Llanelli
Yes , agree. More docu/dramas , documentary's . To emphasise to the younger Welshman that rugby matters in Wales. Play like no ones watching and sing like no ones listening. That was Welsh rugby , right there. Great name for a documentary or film ?
Great documentary. I remember the euphoria watching the match on TV as a 9 year old English kid with my father who was a Rugby fanatic. I can honestly say that the match also sparked my interest in Welsh Rugby & West Wales culture & I’m pleased to be able to say that that I’ve been privileged & lucky enough to live here since 2001.
Kingk1w1 with all due respect it was every day occurrence for new zealand players because it has always been win at all costs, i.e. andy haden jumping out of line out to win a last minute penalty against Wales in Cardiff, i think as a team you really don't need to cheat but now people of my era in the 70's always remember the foul play and cheating when you find yourselves looking down the barrel of defeat, so please don't mix this up with hard play !!!! Kieth Murdock was an animal a thug and should have been arrested for some of his dirty foul treatment !!!!
@@williamrees8048 ...that penalty was given for the Welsh player pushing an all black in the front of the line out.the ref didn't even see Andy from were he was standing..in saying that Andy had every intention to win a penalty which was ugly and unnecessary. we want to win but I personally wouldn't except winning like that.
What great place to watch rugby I had the pleasure of watching the Maori Allblacks there following the Maori on tour as well a long way from my town Taumarunui king Country not far from Pine Tree’s home,we lost that day but I will never forget the welsh people and how they made you feel at home that game was around 1981 I’m now 70,the best bloody trip of my life,cheers Wales
I watched this game in my grandfathers. He hated rugby,,,his brother died in a game. I had the fortune - in truth misfortune to play against Gravell and Bennet.... I spent a day tackling and missing tackles!! Great memories and hard lessons for a young 20 year old at that time! My wife and I are watching this in our home in Japan,,,,,, Man it is a long way away from those days,,,,,As an aside,,,we went to the Wales v Georgia game in Toyota city....We met Gareth Jenkins,,,,what a gentleman and a far better coach than history says!!
Watching this quite special as im very pro ABs supporter yet I cant help but feel happy and proud for this little place that beat our ABs. Good on them this will be remembered and treasured among them for so many generations to come
My dad's home town. We visited every year. I missed the match but a year later, 1973, I was in the George & Dragon, aged 10, drinking Pepsi while my dad downed his usual Guinness or two. The barmaid told us about the scenes after the victory. The pub was rammed. The streets outside were rammed. She arrived for her shift but couldn't get near the entrance because of the crowds. She cupped her hands and shouted. 'I work here. I'm a barmaid!'. And then, in her phrase, 'it was like the path that opened for Jesus Christ!'
I was 8 yrs old and a pupil in Furnace CP school when this match was played no more than 300 yards from my school . When the game ended I thought the school was going to collapse , to this day I have never heard such a noise, it was wonderful .
This doc just shows that Llanelli is the most rugby mad town in Wales, because of Cardiff, Newport & Swansea each having football clubs in the English league system. Rugby is THE sport in Llanelli.
I was there! Roy was my teacher at Ystrad Tywi High school in Carmarthen. He tried to hit me round the arse with a cricket bat for fighting in the changing rooms once, he missed me twice, thought about a third swipe then dropped the bat, I was too quick for him. Roy Bergiers is a wonderful man , I don't see him often these days but I will always count him as a friend and hero.
I worked security in this stadium. I was able to walk down the tunnel and run on the pitch and visit the board room and dressing room, even the medical room. It was a magical place. I even worked there for Ray Gravel's funeral. I was very lucky!
What a marvelous documentary! As an English rugby fan, I remember this game quite vividly and watching the highlights, but would never have imagined the pride that it brought to a whole community. A long time ago now, but it was an epic performance under a legendary coach and quite literally created indelible memories that have lasted a lifetime for those who played on that day and for those who were there to witness it.
Can't really tell you how wonderful it was to have the All Blacks visit. Any International side really but N.Z. especially. Wish it was less professional and more aboyt the game instead of winning ! The win was terrific as it was unexpected , on this occasion. Well ! A little bit anyway. But the money men and their lawyers and insurance mob have bollocks the game for all. One of the best and probably last , real rugby moments was when the "Terminator" rocked up to Barnstaple RFC. and asked for a game. He got one , FOR THE 2ND TEAM !!!!!! Then wore their socks proudly , turning oht for the Baa Baa's. Simply Wonderful attitude. RIP Terminator. Much respect.
Delme Thomas. What a great great player. What a man. A statue should be built of Delme Thomas outside the Principality Stadium. It should say “Here is a great Welsh rugby player” “This man is the standard we should all attempt to reach”.
Scottish football fan here, but who wouldn't be moved by this? Those men were giants playing for their pride, in Llanelli and in Wales. Cymru am byth! 🏴 🏴
the all blacks were so respectful they bowed to the scarlets god bless you all blacks a proud moment from a local team we will never forget have an intense respect for the all blacks and will always support them especially against the Aussies ( my husband is an Aussie and I am welsh} I so remember this was at the game
I was there that day sitting on the benches behind the posts with the Grammar School. Bizarrely I remember buying an All Blacks rosette. What a day, brilliant film.
Not only did they beat the allblacks ..they beat a bloody good all black team fell in love with the welsh from that day on spending a couple of joyous years in wales in later years with great luv and respect a kiwi
To be fair I grew up mostly overseas and sometime back in the UK in England , but my best memories ever include when my tad-cu threw me in a pool aged 3, taught me to swim and not sink, took me to the Arms Park time and many times again for a decade while I fell in love with this wonderful game and the Land of my fathers. He was Caerdydd rugby through and through and made certain I knew it, but his mam was was a Welsh only speaking proud lady from Gwynedd. Regardless, I never saw him as emotional as when he told me about his immense pride of this game and what his fellow Welshmen stood up to and achieved that day. I grew up overseas due to my dads work and hold my hands uo that haven ever actually lived in Wales more than a few months at a a time, and the only Welsh I really know other than bits and pieces is how to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. means
Great day..mid week game..drove from London...to watch the ABS loose...centenary match for the local club...crowd surge towards the bar underneath the stand at the end..fabulous result for Llanelli..
I'm an Englishman with Welsh ancestry. My grandparents were Welsh speakers but I'm not and I've never even lived in Wales. But this..THIS was the proudest day of my life.
Was lucky enough to watch my side Crosskeys vs llanelli at the old strady parc before they tore it down. We lost if I remember rightly, but glad I got to experience one of the most famous grounds in world rugby.
Fantastic. Funny thing is,I've known the Max Boyce poem 9-3 since I was a kid in the '70's but what I never realised was that my cousin,Andy Hill,was not only playing in that game but also scored the final long-range kick of the game. What a legend, I am so proud.
The stuff legends are made of... And what a tragic loss it is to Rugby that touring countries don't play towns, clubs and provinces any more on those glorious long tours.
Ok, so I was born in Llanelli, I have watched the Scarlets for 35-years, I played schoolboy rugby for them... but, casting aside bias, this is a beautiful piece of art.
I just came across this video and I just had to watch it, for I was at the game also, and it sure brought back a lot of emotional memories, in fact I had tears in my eyes throughout the time I was watching it. The video was very well done and I didn't feel that it was over the top at all. It was a beautifully portrayed historical recounting of what happened that day, one that will live in the hearts of the Scarlets fans and players forever. I am a proud Kiwi, of course a former rugby player and predictably a rabid All Black fan. In 1972 I was studying to become a chiropractor at Palmer College in Iowa, in the USA, but in the Spring of 1972 I decided to take a six month break from my studies to travel through Europe on $7.00 a day. The UK had experienced probably it's best Summer since the end of WW11, and I managed to spend 6 weeks enjoying a good portion of it in the British Isles. This included following the All Blacks around for 6 of their games in the Fall. I knew a couple of the All Blacks a little bit. I had played against Ian Kirkpatrick in high school, and knew Peter Whiting from University of Auckland days and also knew Ali Scown a little. Without her actual consent, I had borrowed the car of a girlfriend who was studying at Cambridge, which had allowed me to take in games at Cardiff Arms and also Stradey Park, and in fact I'd slept in the car in the parking lot at Stradey, the night before the match. One of the security men, a somewhat naive but generous man in his late 60s, discovered me early the next morning, and upon recognizing my accent, assumed that I must have been an undercover element of the advance party of the All Blacks pre-game security network. I didn't bother to set the record straight for him, and played along as he proceeded to give me a brief tour of the grounds and the rather meager facilities under the main stand, all the while doing my best to ask all of the right questions that one might expect from a man of my assumed position. The NZ team had spent the night in their hotel in Swansea, since Llanelli didn't have an hotel large enough to accommodate the touring side. The electric atmosphere surrounding and including the game, as described in the film was no exaggeration in the slightest. Fortunately I had bought my ticket and also the Sospan Vach centenary pin early in the proceedings, and I still have both to this day. In the bedlam that followed the match, I managed to make my way on to the field to drink in the experience to the fullest, and eventually found myself outside the players entrance to the changing rooms beneath the stand. Guarding the door with his life, was the very same security man who only a few hours earlier had given me a cook's tour of the place, so he beckoned me over rescuing me from the press of the delirious crowd, and shunted me into the corridor leading to the NZ team's changing room. Once inside, it quickly dawned on me that I should not attempt to press my luck much further, [as I stood outside the All Black locker room, straining to interpret the muffled depressing sounds emitting from that tomb,] and violate the team's privacy by opening the door for so much as even a peek, so after a few minutes I exited the way I had entered, thanking my favorite security guard on the way out. One thing that stands out for me, was the state of delirious, unbridled joy that all of those Scarlets fans experienced that day; possibly the greatest day in their lives many of them would admit. As a Kiwi, I was used to the euphoria of All Black victories over many years, so I wasn't about to begrudge these fine loyal fans in South Wales, their moment in the sunshine for their well deserved victory on their Centenary of all things. I vividly remember crowds of tough working men, singing, laughing, drinking and cheering with tears of joy streaming down their faces, unashamed of their emotions being set free. The streets were totally clogged around the park and in the town for hours afterwards. It took me 3.5 hrs to navigate my car through the crowd eventually and get back on the road to Cambridge, where my girlfriend would be waiting for a plausible explanation as to why she shouldn't report me to the police for grand theft auto! I reckoned that I had one, after the experience in Llanelli that afternoon. Nevertheless, the trick was always going to be, would I be able to translate accurately enough to a non-rugby civilian, the magnitude and significance of the events that I had witnessed earlier in the day and escape with my scalp intact?
Bob Richmond Thanks for sharing Bob great read - you're a good storyteller - I wish I'd been there (I'm from Swansea but I still loved this film) - I read in Ray Gravell's biog - that Ian Kirkpatrick was a great captain apparently he made a fine after dinner speech - he was gracious in defeat although some of the Kiwi players took it hard - here's what he said "both captains represented the best things about the game, by being honest and sincere, and by setting a good example to younger players. They were both strong, silent and dignified"
Ceri James Hey Ceri, I'm glad to see, that as a Welsh nationalist and proud rugby fan, you enjoyed reading my recollections of that day. I have an offer to make that I'm sure will delight you, so if you're interested, you can contact me by email at drbobrichmond@gmail.com
Great film.. .really enjoyed this. Everybody had jobs and a sense of real community and all proud of who they are and what they are, decent hard working and super proud of being Welsh...Whats happening there in Llanelli now is a total betryal of these wonderful people. Im an Englishman who remembers when their was a real sense of community and pride in where you come from which now seems to be weaponised against you if you believe that this enforced multiculturalism isnt working and will never work. Bless all those people who are picketing and standing up in Llanelli x
Beautiful documentary. The best sport documentary I have ever seen. As a kiwi it is very respectful of the all blacks. It is nice to see the respect in victory and their pride in what they did. It brings me back to the amateur days of rugby. I think we have lost a lot. I also believe that Murdoch should not have gone on that tour. O
Respect to you each and every one sirs. You won. You planned, you worked, you believed, you thought how, how, how, then acted as a team, the ultimate days work was done together. Such pressure! That sirs, is poetry in motion. And I feel the same joy when my nation wins. The best must win or the story is bland, needing salt, forgetful. This is granite, grand, great. Men to teach boys. Love.
My father got us both tickets, my leg was in plaster so I'd have been put in the front but, being a soccer fanatic, I decided on the day I didn't fancy going. So I reckon I'm the only person who can say 'I COULD HAVE been there, but couldn't be arsed'. Guess what, I regret it now.
Watched it 3 times now. Brilliant stuff, Hollywood stuff. Somebody should ask Clint Eastwood to watch this, he could turn it into a blockbuster, all the ingredients are there - including the necessary bad guy.
I was a New Zealand teenager, and remember waking to the news about this result. That day everyone was expressing surprise, but then acknowledgement of a great team effort and enormous respect. Watching this it is interesting how the thugishness of a Keith Murdoch was seen as part and parcel, wheras nowadays such a player wouldn't have made the tour. BTW Grant Batty was always an ungracious sod.
With a modern day referee playing to modern days rules they'd probably be very few players left on the field by the final whistle. Astounding effort by Llanelli - such bravery.
most of Wales was gripped with this match ; the total excitement with the build-up(we were allowed out of school to watch the game at home), they made every chance count and got the deserved result!
Was worth losing just to get a brilliant story like that. Love from New Zealand.
Much love to you from Llanelli.
Agree - what a great watch! Fantastic guys!
I'm South African, this gives me gooseflesh !! What a day for Lllanelli.
In English it's goosebumps buddy. Gansefleish etc.are all goose meat! Haha. Goosebumps.
Old working class communities...tough lives but people looked out for each other and it was a high trust environment. Attributes that Britain has lost over the last 40 years...
I´m a proud Englishman but have always held the highest respect and admiration for Wales as a country and Welsh rugby. Nowhere else has the atmosphere and deep roots of rugby like Wales, not even New Zealand!
Yes, don't want to sound like an old bore but - those were the days. Before money turned sport into a guns for hire bore like every other part of life. Sport had resonance precisely because it wasn't about financial gain. It was about pride and passion and belonging and belief. it thrived in Wales because it was integrated in the tough culture, with Chapel, and work and home life. The strength of the play came up through the ground. Now it's passed down from on high, in boardrooms and corporate lunches. And every team looks the same. The sense of identity is lost. This documentary is beautifully made, the narration is superb, the interviews are genius, the use of footage is spot on. I'm an Aussie - but I cheer for Wales.
Anne Browning exactly what I always say money has taken over every sport that’s why I love seeing welsh vallys blood and thunder club rugby that is just played for the passion and most importantly fun.
@@lewysnicholas3063 I agree but St.Peters v Risca or Machan v Maesteg ? FUN !
Your spot on though.
So true, so sadly true...
We have a black era Olympics turned into Roman Circus. :(
Not so much fun if you had a wife and kids and a job at the steel works and no help from the fat cat WRU !
I've lived in Australia for 60 years now, but I'm originally from Swansea, which is Llanelli's great rival. Watching the passion and pride shown by these great players and their supporters still brings back memories. And to think that in those days rugby was a strictly amateur game, those men played for the love of the sport. I normally find sports documentaries boring, but this had me enthralled from the first few seconds.
I'm a kiwi, Watching the passion of other ruggers across the globe is very warming. What a champion club! Great doco
Well said Sir ! And The All Blacks are still the team everyone wants to beat so full credit to them the best of the best!
@@HEEDRECORDS here here Ceri
Do you remember the 97 All Blacks game v Llanelli? If you do, please remind us of the score as our memories are fading. We only remember the year 1972.
@@HEEDRECORDS Six years on and South Africa and England are now the teams everyone wants to beat. New Zealand are old hat!
@@robertroberts2666 Yes Robert it was 3 v 96 and the fullback Cullen had a stormer. Privaliged to be there for that one also. I got soaked in the Grahame Mouri side encounter also. Game of two halves , shall we say.
I miss those touring side matches don't you ?
In 1972 I was 16 and was listening to the game on the radio, I sang the anthem in Welsh as my mum taught me,,I was crying when the try was scored I was cheering through the game and more so at the final whistle and I've just again had tears in my eyes, why did this happen? It's because I'm proud and pleased to say I know where I was the day Llanelli beat the all Blacks. And I'm an English man born and bred, 50 years ago and it is still so clear in my mind, in today's game 4of the all black team would have been sent off for some of the things they did but the scarlets never gave an inch.
I was there. One of the greatest days of my life. Felt like being part of history.
I was there also. I bought the Centenary pin, the Sospan Fach, and after first watching this video a couple of years ago, I managed to arrange to donate the pin to the Browns Hotel in Laugharne, in a framed presentation along with the ticket for the game. It took me over an hour to get out of town in my car, because the streets were clogged with drunk Welshmen crying with absolute joy.
As an English man, I bow my head to my Welsh brothers and sisters, in general & especially for this incredible victory.....
Love & Respect,
Gus,
Old Windsor,
Berkshire.
DIOLCH FRIEND.
As an Englishman, even I have to admit what an unbelievable achievement this was, a Welsh town beating the mighty All Blacks? Wow! Wales had a collection of all time great rugby players, all at 1 time, together in the 70s. To me, JPR Williams was the greatest no 15 of all time, and Gareth Edwards the greatest player of all time.
An English club beat them also,I can't remember who.
Six provincial sides have beaten them,and good on them.The All Blacks are as guilty of arrogance as anybody else.However,we have set the bar for a long time and when we are beaten it is celebrated with much more vigour than usual.It will be a long time before someone else matches our record.
@@bb21again.67 Swansea in 1912
@bubblesleon5736 Yes I know, Wales sent observers to see how they were beating everyone.The All Blacks captain was an Irishman and most of the players were from Great Britain.
@@bb21again.67Not anymore, most are Polynesian and Islanders or part now, with some European
As a Welshman who has lived in NZ for 40 years, it was so good to see Benny, JJ, Delme and all the other heroes talking about that momentous day so long ago ...
Thank you ... that was wonderful.
As a kiwi, I can say this is brilliant!
We are now living in a world where rich club owners are turning our teams into mercenaries for hire. In this clip, we see true Llenelli local players being supported by true Llenelli local people and coming out on top. This what we really live for and want to see!
Oceansnz Sorry to bring you down to earth from your rugby utopia mate but for many seasons now Llanelli have been at the forefront of diluting their Welsh identity by employing second rate foreigners/ journeymen at the expense of home grown talent ie name me the last Llanelli born lock forward to play for Wales?
Robert Roberts you bitter Ospreylian!!
But he's talking about 1972 not what has happened since then, isn't he?
Llanelli/Scarlets just won the pro 12 (2017) with 11 local boys in the starting XV - suck it up Ospreylians ( or is that Neath or Swansea now ??)
Excellent Story.I dont remember it as was only a toddler but excellent for LLanelli and the sport of rugby. Truly one of those giant killer stories. Also the whole village ran out of beer!, excellent. The whole village pulled together on this day and toppled the worlds best. Murdoch that All Black bloke with the tash, punched most of the welsh players and punched a security guard later that night and was sent home in disgrace. Then gave up rugby and vanished lol.
Bygone days when passion, community, tradition were still part of the game,
As a proud Kiwi I really love it!! fascinates me how the All Blacks are viewed overseas- be it one of awe or spite, it's fascinating!
As equals in Llanelli !
Hwyl
What could ever beat this, a wonderful hour of movie magic reflecting the passion, skill and toughness of 15 giants of Welsh Rugby. 126 licensed premises drunk dry. Marvelous.
Barry. Spot on. Best documentary I have seen in a very, very long time. An hour well spent.
The munster story would be good too
So sad to hear of Phil Bennet's passing. Had the privilege to watch him play. Superb player and a wonderful ambassador for the game. Best wishes to the family . A real legend!
I met one of my heroes of our game Barry John in the stands many years later, but in truth it was always Phil who I ever
aspired to be!
Shows good men with pride. I a Kiwi but respect these guys for what they did that day. I remember going to school and hearing of our All Blacks being beaten. I was 10 and just couldn't understand how we could loose. Llanelli I still remember you and that day you beat us. Good on you guys this is want Rugby is all about Respect, and passion. Long after we are all gone that day will still be talked about.
Nigel Higgins BOLLOCKS! Never heard such Bullshit in all my life! It kinda slipped your mind that a near full-strength All Blacks annihilated Llanelli 25 years on by 84 points to 3 did it?
But he's talking about the '72 match because that is what the film is about.
Robert Roberts Because by 1997 The All Black's were already playing professionally. Bloody Pontypridd fans
Robert Roberts why the shitty attitude. The guy was sharing a memory FFS.
Wrong score,wrong attitude. You sound like a bitter soccer type. Llanelli got hammered by a pro side that went against the now normal protocol of not . Thats how much pain THAT game did to that team that they'd do that. And I love them for doing that,regardless of the result. I'd rethink that Celtic part of your nickname if I was you.playing club sides anymore
There are no comments here because anyone who watched this is absolutely speechless! Awesome!!
the best 60mins of TV i have seen in a long, long time. brilliant......that Murdoch guy WTF.
Probably the greatest game of all time. Awesome I will never forget this game
@3:23 Lost a true Welsh great and one of the greatest to have ever played the game. Rest in peace Phil Bennet.
ABSOLUTELY, R I P PHIL. 🤗😊🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏
Rip Phil Bennet, the best I’ve seen!
Kia Ora to the people of Llanelli. Great documentary and a beautiful piece of history.
I took a walk on Stradey when all the stand and tanner bank etc. was gone. I struggled to find what I thought was the centre spot and picked a clump of turf. The emotion that rose from my chest overwhelmed me and even if I wanted to, I could not of stopped the tears that flooded out. I cried openly until composure returned. Rugby has never been the same for me since that day. When they took Parc y Strade, my rugby womb, away. I saw the greatest game ever played since Noah took on the flood. Ymlaen Llanelli.
Dai mun , its me, 'smokey' for want of a better handle. What a piece of work thought this film. Jon Gower was head boy at the gram at the time. I find shantos contributions amazing, jj and Bllewelyn. Carwyn vastly undervalued in Wales.
Thanks so much for posting this - a very special day. It happened when I was a 1st year student one Tuesday afternoon, and Llanelli number 8 Hefin Jenkins played that day. The following day he came into the college canteen for his mid morning coffee with his course mates, the whole place erupted with cheers and a long applause, it was like he was walking on water!. Two weeks later we played second row together in the British Polytechnics Cup. RIP Hefin it was a privilege....
Extremely underated forward. But Carwyn knew boy !
RIP Hefin.
Superb doco. What a great moment in rugby history that was.
I watched this a couple of years ago. As a Welsh born person living in NZ, for me the biggest thing of this film was the video evidence of Keith Murdoch really kicking the shit out of any opponent that was lying on the ground. Or standing up. I'm glad the game has changed.
I once saw the ABs playing in Bridgend when JPR got his cheek open up by a boot. For all the quality they were a dirty team
@@MadMarchTaffy ,every team was it's just that everyone seems to only notice the ABs discretions not their own SA were probably the worst
I feel that every team has its dirty players but occasionally you get one who goes beyond being dirty and that is sad for the team they play for as inthat tour the ABs had a very skilled squad but because he was so cynical and dirty he was noticed much more than normal and in fact I feel he was the main cause of there defeat, playing hard like 90% of rugby players is acceptable but it's the 10%of dirty players which will always be more noticeable sad but true.
As a kiwi,seeing this for the first time,....the pride an passion of the players then,incredible.as a 58 yr old i can only imagine the party afterwards.AWSOME.
I was there watching my team the All Blacks play this star studded team I was part of a team that was on a social team that had team mates from club team one of them was Keith Murdoch who was sent home. The atmosphere was electric, I was separated from my team mates so I was cheering for LLanelli . That town would would run out of beer that night, which was amazing for a coal mining town. The fullback for the All Blacks was NZer with lebanese back ground & only one to make it as an All Black his name is Joe Karam who would later in life Represent a man from the same city as us Dunedin David Bain accused of murdering his own family which was the most controversial case in NZ history. I was brought up Lebanese not knowing I was of Scottish English & Yes Welsh descent on my mother side I wrote a book titled " Switched At Birth- My Life In Someone Else's World" by Frederick J. George I had a drink with Derek Quinell's wife after the game.
Isn't Derek Quinnell's wife the sister of Barry John?
As a K1W1, I too can say this is brilliant. But watching this it makes me feel ashamed that we had to resort to that level of grubbiness in order to win at all costs. Of course you couldn't get away with that now. Dear Ernie - you've been vindicated.
I'm from NZ and it's great thats still remembered and it will make a good film.
This is fucking brilliant! My heart swells with pride over the lovely folk. Carwyn James was such a rugby visionary and a true forward thinker. Wales what the heck happened?!?!
Let's keep clear of politics.Just look up who and what came into power at that time. Leave it there for now.
Fantastic video recording a fantastic sporting event. Arguably one of THE top sporting occasions in Welsh history.
They were hated for their foul play, their thuggery and their total lack of sportsmanship.
@@stephenreeds3672 Who ?
Moggs , you wern't there then !
What a superb documentary. Beautifully edited, scripted, narrated, perfect music, exquisite detail, (older lady scratching her arse up the alley way). Just wonderful. I'm 59 now, I was 11 then. thank you for this fantastic piece of work.
I'm from Munster and we beat the All Blacks back in 1978. It was a huge occasion and probably their crowning achievement alongside 2 Heineken Cups. Very similar scenes to what went on in the aftermath of Llanelli's victory. There's been songs, books and stage plays written about it. Maybe the fact that Llanelli is a club and Munster a province might make their achievement slightly more impressive.
Brilliant documentary. Great to hear it from the players involved and also the folk from Llanelli itself and how it impacted their lives. Love to hear folk speaking in Welsh too. Very proud and lovely people. I have very fond memories of visiting the country. Much like home in NZ.
I’m glad All Blacks are part of their folklore........you can’t write a script any better.....congrats from a lifetime All Black Fan......I remember that game so vividly and I was only a wee boy!! 🔥❤️ sad we don’t do tours like this anymore.......imagine the fine rugby talent that no one gets to see....and in this day and age - maybe make something of themselves in this professional era 🔥
If Carwyn James had been given full control of the Welsh national team in the 70's Wales would have beaten the All Blacks at least once in that decade. I've always thought he deserves a biopic and maybe Michael Sheen could do him justice as he did Brian Clough perfectly and he comes from Port Talbot which is not far down the road from Llanelli
Yes , agree. More docu/dramas , documentary's . To emphasise to the younger Welshman that rugby matters in Wales.
Play like no ones watching and sing like no ones listening.
That was Welsh rugby , right there.
Great name for a documentary or film ?
It's more than past time for a film to be made about the '71 Lions and Carwyn James.
We will never know that's just conjecture from NZ
As a man whos father and grandfather came from Llanelli and who both were at this game....quite an emotional viewing...brilliant stuff!!!
Great documentary. I remember the euphoria watching the match on TV as a 9 year old English kid with my father who was a Rugby fanatic. I can honestly say that the match also sparked my interest in Welsh Rugby & West Wales culture & I’m pleased to be able to say that that I’ve been privileged & lucky enough to live here since 2001.
Fantastic doc. Thank you for sharing with the world. Love to Wales from U.S.
@Eileen Pritchard yvw!😊👍💓
very flattering! so rarely do the All Blacks get beaten that whoever achieves this feat immediately goes down in history as a hero: quite right too
Yes - Well said mate - The All Blacks are the Kings and they never never make it easy on anyone ! This is a beautiful film!
Feel massively ashamed watching this as a Kiwi, never seen so many cheap shots in my whole life. Up Llanelli!
Lad you obviously never seen much rugby from those days. Was par for coarse. Players never moaned and complained either.
Kingk1w1 with all due respect it was every day occurrence for new zealand players because it has always been win at all costs, i.e. andy haden jumping out of line out to win a last minute penalty against Wales in Cardiff, i think as a team you really don't need to cheat but now people of my era in the 70's always remember the foul play and cheating when you find yourselves looking down the barrel of defeat, so please don't mix this up with hard play !!!! Kieth Murdock was an animal a thug and should have been arrested for some of his dirty foul treatment !!!!
nakedmolerat43 that was rugby back then though, tough sport tough guys!
@@williamrees8048 ...that penalty was given for the Welsh player pushing an all black in the front of the line out.the ref didn't even see Andy from were he was standing..in saying that Andy had every intention to win a penalty which was ugly and unnecessary. we want to win but I personally wouldn't except winning like that.
It was normal in those days
What great place to watch rugby I had the pleasure of watching the Maori Allblacks there following the Maori on tour as well a long way from my town Taumarunui king Country not far from Pine Tree’s home,we lost that day but I will never forget the welsh people and how they made you feel at home that game was around 1981 I’m now 70,the best bloody trip of my life,cheers Wales
fantastic film .. brilliant stuff by Llanelli a famous victory .. I was 17 when this happened .. well done guys oh and BTW I'm English :)
You're old as fuck dude..... I'm not too far behind you either.
Sheer guts. Standing up to some of the usual thuggish behaviour and giving it back. Well done lads. Immensely proud of you. And I'm English.
I watched this game in my grandfathers. He hated rugby,,,his brother died in a game. I had the fortune - in truth misfortune to play against Gravell and Bennet.... I spent a day tackling and missing tackles!! Great memories and hard lessons for a young 20 year old at that time! My wife and I are watching this in our home in Japan,,,,,, Man it is a long way away from those days,,,,,As an aside,,,we went to the Wales v Georgia game in Toyota city....We met Gareth Jenkins,,,,what a gentleman and a far better coach than history says!!
Watching this quite special as im very pro ABs supporter yet I cant help but feel happy and proud for this little place that beat our ABs. Good on them this will be remembered and treasured among them for so many generations to come
My dad's home town. We visited every year. I missed the match but a year later, 1973, I was in the George & Dragon, aged 10, drinking Pepsi while my dad downed his usual Guinness or two. The barmaid told us about the scenes after the victory. The pub was rammed. The streets outside were rammed. She arrived for her shift but couldn't get near the entrance because of the crowds. She cupped her hands and shouted. 'I work here. I'm a barmaid!'. And then, in her phrase, 'it was like the path that opened for Jesus Christ!'
Great story. My dad was probably in the crush. Or the White Horse or the West End , the ............One of them anyway.
I was 8 yrs old and a pupil in Furnace CP school when this match was played no more than 300 yards from my school . When the game ended I thought the school was going to collapse , to this day I have never heard such a noise, it was wonderful .
I’ve met Roy, wow what an inspiration. What a beautiful video.
I was born in england, but my blood is welsh, my family is from llanelli and my heart will always be a scarlets heart.
This doc just shows that Llanelli is the most rugby mad town in Wales, because of Cardiff, Newport & Swansea each having football clubs in the English league system. Rugby is THE sport in Llanelli.
I think it is worth remembering that these were working men who played rugby in their spare time. They just loved the game.
My favourite sports video of all time. Beautifully presented. Thanks to you BBC Wales
I was there!
Roy was my teacher at Ystrad Tywi High school in Carmarthen. He tried to hit me round the arse with a cricket bat for fighting in the changing rooms once, he missed me twice, thought about a third swipe then dropped the bat, I was too quick for him. Roy Bergiers is a wonderful man , I don't see him often these days but I will always count him as a friend and hero.
I worked security in this stadium. I was able to walk down the tunnel and run on the pitch and visit the board room and dressing room, even the medical room. It was a magical place.
I even worked there for Ray Gravel's funeral. I was very lucky!
Sheer guts against some appalling behaviour by the ABs. You are heroes.
What a marvelous documentary! As an English rugby fan, I remember this game quite vividly and watching the highlights, but would never have imagined the pride that it brought to a whole community. A long time ago now, but it was an epic performance under a legendary coach and quite literally created indelible memories that have lasted a lifetime for those who played on that day and for those who were there to witness it.
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Can't really tell you how wonderful it was to have the All Blacks visit. Any International side really but N.Z. especially.
Wish it was less professional and more aboyt the game instead of winning !
The win was terrific as it was unexpected , on this occasion. Well ! A little bit anyway. But the money men and their lawyers and insurance mob have bollocks the game for all.
One of the best and probably last , real rugby moments was when the "Terminator" rocked up to Barnstaple RFC. and asked for a game. He got one , FOR THE 2ND TEAM !!!!!!
Then wore their socks proudly , turning oht for the Baa Baa's. Simply Wonderful attitude. RIP Terminator. Much respect.
Brilliant programme. Carwyn James' early demise was a great loss to Welsh and British rugby.
Phil Bennett remains the BEST No 10 I ever saw.
First time I’ve seen this! Absolutely brilliant!
Delme Thomas. What a great great player. What a man. A statue should be built of Delme Thomas outside the Principality Stadium. It should say “Here is a great Welsh rugby player” “This man is the standard we should all attempt to reach”.
I'm on it my friend. I'm on it.
Totally brilliant documentary - thanks so much
HEROES. TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. Wot awesome video..
Scottish football fan here, but who wouldn't be moved by this? Those men were giants playing for their pride, in Llanelli and in Wales. Cymru am byth! 🏴 🏴
Great documentary. Thanks for posting this.
the all blacks were so respectful they bowed to the scarlets god bless you all blacks a proud moment from a local team we will never forget have an intense respect for the all blacks and will always support them especially against the Aussies ( my husband is an Aussie and I am welsh} I so remember this was at the game
I was there that day sitting on the benches behind the posts with the Grammar School. Bizarrely I remember buying an All Blacks rosette. What a day, brilliant film.
I am a Celt. What a beautiful win to savour. It rates on a scale with wins against 'The Heathen'. Magnificent.
This match typifies rugby for me....
Rugby a hard game for hard men
Not only did they beat the allblacks ..they beat a bloody good all black team fell in love with the welsh from that day on spending a couple of joyous years in wales in later years with great luv and respect a kiwi
To be fair I grew up mostly overseas and sometime back in the UK in England , but my best memories ever include when my tad-cu threw me in a pool aged 3, taught me to swim and not sink, took me to the Arms Park time and many times again for a decade while I fell in love with this wonderful game and the Land of my fathers. He was Caerdydd rugby through and through and made certain I knew it, but his mam was was a Welsh only speaking proud lady from Gwynedd. Regardless, I never saw him as emotional as when he told me about his immense pride of this game and what his fellow Welshmen stood up to and achieved that day.
I grew up overseas due to my dads work and hold my hands uo that haven ever actually lived in Wales more than a few months at a a time, and the only Welsh I really know other than bits and pieces is how to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
means
Great day..mid week game..drove from London...to watch the ABS loose...centenary match for the local club...crowd surge towards the bar underneath the stand at the end..fabulous result for Llanelli..
I'm an Englishman with Welsh ancestry. My grandparents were Welsh speakers but I'm not and I've never even lived in Wales. But this..THIS was the proudest day of my life.
This is my town, my home and proud to live in Llanelli. My house is on the try line where the old parc y strade used to be
Was lucky enough to watch my side Crosskeys vs llanelli at the old strady parc before they tore it down. We lost if I remember rightly, but glad I got to experience one of the most famous grounds in world rugby.
Fantastic. Funny thing is,I've known the Max Boyce poem 9-3 since I was a kid in the '70's but what I never realised was that my cousin,Andy Hill,was not only playing in that game but also scored the final
long-range kick of the game. What a legend, I am so proud.
The stuff legends are made of... And what a tragic loss it is to Rugby that touring countries don't play towns, clubs and provinces any more on those glorious long tours.
Ok, so I was born in Llanelli, I have watched the Scarlets for 35-years, I played schoolboy rugby for them... but, casting aside bias, this is a beautiful piece of art.
Fantastic, bring a tear to my eye. Some of them great players gone now🙏🏼.
Super enjoyable ! Remembering amateur rugby culture at its best Thanks
this is a beautiful short film! And full credit
to the All blacks for always being the team to beat!
I just came across this video and I just had to watch it, for I was at the game also, and it sure brought back a lot of emotional memories, in fact I had tears in my eyes throughout the time I was watching it.
The video was very well done and I didn't feel that it was over the top at all. It was a beautifully portrayed historical recounting of what happened that day, one that will live in the hearts of the Scarlets fans and players forever.
I am a proud Kiwi, of course a former rugby player and predictably a rabid All Black fan.
In 1972 I was studying to become a chiropractor at Palmer College in Iowa, in the USA, but in the Spring of 1972 I decided to take a six month break from my studies to travel through Europe on $7.00 a day.
The UK had experienced probably it's best Summer since the end of WW11, and I managed to spend 6 weeks enjoying
a good portion of it in the British Isles. This included following the All Blacks around for 6 of their games in the Fall.
I knew a couple of the All Blacks a little bit. I had played against Ian Kirkpatrick in high school, and knew Peter Whiting from University of Auckland days and also knew Ali Scown a little.
Without her actual consent, I had borrowed the car of a girlfriend who was studying at Cambridge, which had allowed me to take in games at Cardiff Arms and also Stradey Park, and in fact I'd slept in the car in the parking lot at Stradey, the night before the match.
One of the security men, a somewhat naive but generous man in his late 60s, discovered me early the next morning, and upon recognizing my accent, assumed that I must have been an undercover element of the advance party of the All Blacks pre-game security network. I didn't bother to set the record straight for him, and played along as he proceeded to give me a brief tour of the grounds and the rather meager facilities under the main stand, all the while doing my best to ask all of the right questions that one might expect from a man of my assumed position. The NZ team had spent the night in their hotel in Swansea, since Llanelli didn't have an hotel large enough to accommodate the touring side.
The electric atmosphere surrounding and including the game, as described in the film was no exaggeration in the slightest.
Fortunately I had bought my ticket and also the Sospan Vach centenary pin early in the proceedings, and I still have both to this day.
In the bedlam that followed the match, I managed to make my way on to the field to drink in the experience to the fullest,
and eventually found myself outside the players entrance to the changing rooms beneath the stand. Guarding the door with his life, was the very same security man who only a few hours earlier had given me a cook's tour of the place, so he beckoned me over rescuing me from the press of the delirious crowd, and shunted me into the corridor leading to the NZ team's changing room.
Once inside, it quickly dawned on me that I should not attempt to press my luck much further, [as I stood outside the All Black locker room, straining to interpret the muffled depressing sounds emitting from that tomb,] and violate the team's privacy by opening the door for so much as even a peek, so after a few minutes I exited the way I had entered, thanking my favorite security guard on the way out.
One thing that stands out for me, was the state of delirious, unbridled joy that all of those Scarlets fans experienced that day; possibly the greatest day in their lives many of them would admit. As a Kiwi, I was used to the euphoria of All Black victories over many years, so I wasn't about to begrudge these fine loyal fans in South Wales, their moment in the sunshine for their well deserved victory on their Centenary of all things.
I vividly remember crowds of tough working men, singing, laughing, drinking and cheering with tears of joy streaming down their faces, unashamed of their emotions being set free. The streets were totally clogged around the park and in the town for hours afterwards.
It took me 3.5 hrs to navigate my car through the crowd eventually and get back on the road to Cambridge, where my girlfriend would be waiting for a plausible explanation as to why she shouldn't report me to the police for grand theft auto!
I reckoned that I had one, after the experience in Llanelli that afternoon.
Nevertheless, the trick was always going to be, would I be able to translate accurately enough to a non-rugby civilian, the magnitude and significance of the events that I had witnessed earlier in the day and escape with my scalp intact?
Bob Richmond
Thanks for sharing Bob great read - you're a good storyteller - I wish I'd been there (I'm from Swansea but I still loved this film) - I read in Ray Gravell's biog - that Ian Kirkpatrick was a great captain apparently he made a fine after dinner speech - he was gracious in defeat although some of the Kiwi players took it hard - here's what he said "both captains represented the best things about the game, by being honest and sincere, and by setting a good example to younger players. They were both strong, silent and dignified"
Ceri James
Hey Ceri, I'm glad to see, that as a Welsh nationalist and proud rugby fan, you enjoyed reading my recollections of that day. I have an offer to make that I'm sure will delight you, so if you're interested, you can contact me by email at drbobrichmond@gmail.com
wonderful , thanks for sharing!
I went to Llandovery College age 12, remember watching this match standing in the Terraces, what a match.
A beautifully crafted documentary that matched the majesty of the story told.
Great film.. .really enjoyed this. Everybody had jobs and a sense of real community and all proud of who they are and what they are, decent hard working and super proud of being Welsh...Whats happening there in Llanelli now is a total betryal of these wonderful people. Im an Englishman who remembers when their was a real sense of community and pride in where you come from which now seems to be weaponised against you if you believe that this enforced multiculturalism isnt working and will never work. Bless all those people who are picketing and standing up in Llanelli x
Soz I call you Clanners. What a game. That's why I so admire and respect you guys. J X
Three of that team are now no longer with us, j j Williams, grav, and only a week ago, the brilliant Phil Bennett, RIP heroes
Also Hefin Jenkins has passed away too
Totally awesome, from a boy from Cwmdare, now in New Zealand.
don't stand in front of Shunto when he's talking you'll get beaten up!
Loved it, cheers Mane,
My Mam was like that. Knocked over many a beer glass at a ' ladies,' darts match..😊😊😊
Beautiful documentary. The best sport documentary I have ever seen. As a kiwi it is very respectful of the all blacks. It is nice to see the respect in victory and their pride in what they did. It brings me back to the amateur days of rugby. I think we have lost a lot. I also believe that Murdoch should not have gone on that tour. O
I liked him
Respect to you each and every one sirs. You won. You planned, you worked, you believed, you thought how, how, how, then acted as a team, the ultimate days work was done together. Such pressure! That sirs, is poetry in motion. And I feel the same joy when my nation wins. The best must win or the story is bland, needing salt, forgetful. This is granite, grand, great. Men to teach boys. Love.
one of the greatest sporting achievements ever.
My father got us both tickets, my leg was in plaster so I'd have been put in the front but, being a soccer fanatic, I decided on the day I didn't fancy going.
So I reckon I'm the only person who can say 'I COULD HAVE been there, but couldn't be arsed'.
Guess what, I regret it now.
Watched it 3 times now. Brilliant stuff, Hollywood stuff. Somebody should ask Clint Eastwood to watch this, he could turn it into a blockbuster, all the ingredients are there - including the necessary bad guy.
Apparently he's a rugby fan too
brings a tear, every time. i love that guy, Shinto. what a lovely man
I love shuntos passion and enthusiasm
I was a New Zealand teenager, and remember waking to the news about this result. That day everyone was expressing surprise, but then acknowledgement of a great team effort and enormous respect.
Watching this it is interesting how the thugishness of a Keith Murdoch was seen as part and parcel, wheras nowadays such a player wouldn't have made the tour.
BTW Grant Batty was always an ungracious sod.
With a modern day referee playing to modern days rules they'd probably be very few players left on the field by the final whistle. Astounding effort by Llanelli - such bravery.
Your right but buggar todays game innit.
Love the Welsh🫂🫶🏉🍻, from Aotearoa (NZ)...
most of Wales was gripped with this match ; the total excitement with the build-up(we were allowed out of school to watch the game at home), they made every chance count and got the deserved result!
50th Anniversary next year, I hope they get to play the All Blacks to mark the occasion.
I was just thinking that recently, an NZ XV at least.
Community Spirit can overcome anything when everybody's together as proved by this humble but ferocious community spirit