The Breakdown John Pullin straight talking leader who mixed farming with Lions tours
almost 5 years in The guardian
The former England captain, who died earlier this month, came up with one of rugby union’s most memorable quotes
The list of players involved in that try is a who’s who of Welsh rugby in the 1970s: Phil Bennett, JPR Williams, John Dawes, Tommy David, Derek Quinnell and, to finish the move, Gareth Edwards. It was January 1973 and the Barbarians were facing New Zealand at the National Stadium in Cardiff.
There is one name missing, the link between Williams, who was tackled by his namesake Bryan above the shoulder in an act that would now probably attract a red card, and Dawes. It is the Bristol, England and Lions hooker John Pullin, who died at the age of 79 two days before the start of this year’s Six Nations. Continue reading...
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