I was 10 and English (and still am English) when I watched this. Of course the worst thing was Wales got better. JPR and Barry John etc made my teen years very hard. But what great players they were
I recall turning up at yours in `75 with the Stowe Colts and some other sides. For some reason we found ourselves in a large gym before lunch. There was a long washing line with around 20 lovely salmon pink rugby shirts, drying after a wash I suppose. Lo and behold one after the other they disappeared into Stowe kit bags till there were none left. To my credit I did not partake. After lunch and the matches and before the bus of course the inquisition began. One by one they reappeared from those same kit bags and gradually the threat of a diplomatic incident subsided. There was hell to pay for the guilty when we got back to Buckingham. One of my team mates spent the rest of the season in the 2nds !
I love the way we scored tries in those days ......just dot it down and go back to the centre line with no swallow dives and hugging and looking at cameras .
I attended this game, which saw 18-year-old debutant Keith Jarrett, who at the time was still at school in Gwent, score a then-world record 19 points. But he failed to make much of an impression after it and two years later he turned to rugby league with Barrow and was again capped by Wales. However his rugby career was cut short in 1973, aged just 25, when he suffered a stroke resulting from a haemorrhage.
Saw this on TV aged 15. Great match! Remember Keith Jarretts try very well, but I couldn't remember Gerald Davies (in the centre?) and Gareth Edwards playing. Early days before their brilliant careers in the 70's ! (unfortunately I'm English!)
As a Welshman, I suffered a lot living in Bristol when it was England’s turn...I played rugby in Bath and Bristol as well as previously in Epsom...had a great time being “Taffy” alongside English rugby colleagues...great times.
I had passed my 11plus the previous week and my grandmother had bought me a camera as a reward, I stood proudly on the West Terrace, took a few long range snaps and thoroughly enjoyed Jarret's debut! He had turned out for my home town Club, Abertillery RFC earlier in the season before turning up in Newport,
Lovely to see again. I was that day too, with an English friend from College, which made it all the better. Good to see John Lloyd in action. Propped against him at school when I was 16 and he was 19. Never propped again.
Seeing Gareth Edwards get penalised (0:10), I'd forgotten that putting the ball into the scrum not straight was a penalty offence back in those days (0:10! Compare put-ins to the scrum in today's game!
Jarrett's 19 points was an individual Welsh points record at the time. This was his debut and was 18, still in school and had never played fullback at a senior level.
As I recall, not quite true. Newport were asked by the WRU to play him at fullback the previous weekend. At half-time in that game, after a disastrous 40 mins, Newport switched him to centre
You’re right Tim, the Newport game was against Newbridge, l was there, we looked on in horror as Newbridge tormented Jarrett with high kicks all through the first half. I still have the programme from the international and my ticket, East Enclosure 7s/6d, l was just underneath the scoreboard.
Keith Jarrett is a family friend of a good mate of mine (Steve Beach) - stayed with Keith and his family back in the late 70s ..absolutely top, top bloke.
I was 12 when I watched this game with my Dad at Cardiff...Kieth Jarret played fir Newport then we were so proud of him and wales and sang ourselves out .great days of Rugby.
spooky my dad took me to this game aged 12 also, as Newport fans we were right behind our boy and wales ......I will remember this game and my dad forever
Mclaren master of the understatement , " there's no hope i don't think for England 19 points down in injury time" , what a guy and what a good welsh team , the backs were in a different class to England's .
I remember watching the game on the television. It was played in April, cannot remember why it was so late, and I recall that Wales had lost the other three matches. I will always remember Jarrett's try. As an Engand supporter this was the start of a long dark tunnel in respect of England Wales games. The Welsh had great players.
@Neil Jenkins Well i disagree with what you say but defend to the death your right to say it,they were amateurs so they had to work so the skill factor was not there and we knew this and took it into account.Look at these rugby players now!they look like real poor pro boxers not rugby players.,i was at the greatest rugby match of all time,Babas V New Zealand 1973,all amateurs and the greatest rugby player of all time G.O.Edwards was unpaid.You must be a fan of American football!
@Neil Jenkinsthe atmosphere before and after the game was just electric back then,i dont know,i like seeing Wales win but its not the same,i can take a loss as well,you would say different if you were around then im sure,,maybe my age but have a great day
@Neil Jenkins It was,i remember reading about Dai Morris who had to ask his foreman can he have Saturday afternoon off as he's playing for Wales then,different world and progress i suppose.
As an England fan that was a brilliant Welsh victory just like the one in 2019. haha. As an old timer I loved to watch all the great welsh rugby players from history. As a former rugby player myself in the 1970's it all depends on the day. Well done Wales and good luck in the 2019 World Cup too. Haha.
@ 8-35...no one commented on Jarrett easily dispossessed for England's . late try! But otherwise, he had a storming game....I much prefer the old game here...quick action, slick passing, fast running and great tries. Yes, players today are super fit and muscular with powerful, relentless tackling and defending. It's made the pitch somehow smaller and fewer gaps to exploit,....most modern games are more like a war of attrition....little to excite.
It's because a converted try is officially called a goal (it doesn't tend to be used anymore). The original meaning of “try” is that a team that had placed the ball over the opponent’s goal line had the opportunity to try and score a “goal” by kicking a conversion. Where the conversion was successful, the try & conversion showed on the scoreboard as a “goal” (along with penalty goals and drop goals), while a try represents a score where the conversion was missed. In this game, Wales kicked all their conversions so all scores were classed as “goals”, i.e. 5 converted tries, 2 penalty goals & 1 drop goal. England missed all their conversions so they scored 3 “tries” (along with 4 penalty goals).
Good afternoon, I'm working on a programme for S4C about the history of Welsh Rugby. Please could you tell me who the owner of this clip is? We'd love to use in in the programme. Many thanks, Gwenno
3 minutes of injury time gone. Wales lead by 34 points to 15, England get a penalty 15 `yards` from the Welsh line and Hosen bloody kicks it for 3. It beggars belief. What was going through their heads ?? They were too far behind, but at least do it for the crowd !
