CARDIFF, Wales — Barry John, the rugby great who played 25 games for Wales and inspired the British and Irish Lions’ famous series victory over New Zealand in 1971 before retiring at the age ...

He was known simply as 'The King'. Barry John is recognised as the first rugby union superstar and one of the sport's greatest players. John played a key role in Wales' 1971 Five Nations Grand ...

2024 has been a year where Welsh rugby lost some true legends of the game. From Barry John to JPR Williams, here, in the words of the Welsh Rugby Union, we pay tribute to the talented players ...

READ MORE: Today's rugby news as Louis Rees-Zammit 'huge factor ... “He reminds me so much of Barry John," Hiller told RugbyPass. "Barry John was a free spirit and so is Marcus.

The famous club, which has boasted legends like Sir Gareth Edwards, Barry John and Jonah Lomu ... before being taken over by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), key figures emerged to explain how ...

FILE - Former Wales players Barry John, center, and Gareth Edwards, right, attend the opening ceremony of the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Cardiff, Jan. 10, 1999. Welsh rugby great Barry John has died ...