""Nobody ever beats Wales at rugby. They just score more points."
--Graham Mourie, former New Zealand captain"
In the 1970s, an age long before World Cups, rugby union to the
British public meant Bill McLaren, rude songs, and, most of all,
Wales. Between 1969 and 1979, the men in red shirts won or shared
eight Five Nations Championships, including three Grand Slams and
six Triple Crowns. But the mere facts resonate less than the
enduring images of the precision of Gareth Edwards, the sublime
touch of Barry John, the sidesteps of Gerald Davies and Phil
Bennett, the courage and extravagant sideburns of J.P.R. Williams,
and the forward power of the Pontypool Front Row and "Merv the
Swerve" Davies. To the land of their fathers, these Welsh heroes
represented pride and conquest at a time when the decline of the
province's traditional coal and steel industries was sending
thousands to the dole queue and threatening the fabric of local
communities. Yet the achievements of those players transcended
their homeland and extended beyond mere rugby fans. With the help
of comedian Max Boyce, the culture of Welsh rugby and valley life
permeated Britain's living rooms at the height of prime time,
reinforcing the sporting brilliance that lit up winter Saturday
afternoons. In "Nobody Beats Us," David Tossell, who spent the
1970s as a schoolboy scrum-half trying to perfect the Gareth
Edwards reverse pass, interviews many of the key figures of a
golden age of Welsh rugby and vividly recreates an unforgettable
sporting era.
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