The try that won’t be forgotten

Gareth Edwards etched his name into rugby folklore with that try 40 years ago

“Kirkpatrick to Williams. This is great stuff. Phil Bennett covering, chased by Alistair Scown. Brilliant. Oh, that’s brilliant. John Williams... Pullin, John Dawes. Great dummy. David, Tom David, the half-way line. Brilliant by Quinnell. This is Gareth Edwards. A dramatic start. What a score! Oh that fellow Edwards. Who can touch a man like that.”

Cliff Morgan’s description of Gareth Edwards’ try for the Barbarians against the All Blacks in 1973 only adds to the magic of the moment which has been heralded around the world as the best try ever scored in the game’s history.