Barbarians vs New Zealand 1973

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Barbarians vs New Zealand 1973 is a legendary rugby union match, famed for its attacking flair and one of the sport’s most celebrated tries, played between the Barbarians and the touring All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park.

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instanceOf rugby union match
sports event
attendance approximately 50,000
awayTeam New Zealand national rugby union team
BarbariansCaptain Phil Bennett
BarbariansCoach Carwyn James
BarbariansPlayer Derek Quinnell
Fergus Slattery
Gareth Edwards
Gerald Davies
JPR Williams
John Dawes
Phil Bennett
Tom David
BarbariansPoints 23
broadcastOn BBC Television
city Cardiff
commentator Cliff Morgan
competitionType tour match
country Wales
date 1973-01-27
era amateur era of rugby union
famousTry Gareth Edwards’ try
finalScore Barbarians 23–11 New Zealand
homeTeam Barbarian F.C.
legacy regarded as one of the greatest rugby union matches ever played
location Cardiff Arms Park
loser New Zealand national rugby union team
NewZealandCaptain Ian Kirkpatrick
NewZealandCoach Ivan Vodanovich
NewZealandPlayer Alex Wyllie
Bryan Williams
Grant Batty
Ian Kirkpatrick
Joe Karam
Sid Going
NewZealandPoints 11
notableFor attacking flair
one of rugby union’s most celebrated tries
openingTryPhaseCount length-of-the-field movement
openingTryScorer Gareth Edwards
referee Patric Robin Clive (Paddy) O’Brien
refereeNationality Ireland
sport rugby union
teamCaptain Ian Kirkpatrick
Phil Bennett
tourOf New Zealand national rugby union team 1972–73 tour of Britain and Ireland
winner Barbarian F.C.
year 1973

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Barbarians notableMatch Barbarians vs New Zealand 1973
Barbarian F.C. famousFixture Barbarians vs New Zealand, Cardiff, 27 January 1973
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