Tributes pour in after ‘Welsh rugby legend’ Phil Bennett dies at age of 73

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Tributes pour in after ‘Welsh rugby legend’ Phil Bennett dies at age of 73
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Bennett won 29 caps for his country between 1969 and 1978

British and Irish LionsBennett, affectionately known as ‘Benny’, played 413 times for Llanelli RFC from making his debut as an 18-year-old to his final appearance in 1981, captaining the side for six years of his 15-year spell.

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