I was at this game - probably the best I've ever seen, even if Scotland got beat. The crowd was massive, officially 104,000 paid, a world record at that time for a rugby match, but there were thousands more who couldn't get in. My family lived near the ground and when I got home my house was filled with Welshmen who had been invited in by my parents to watch the game on TV, my mother taking pity on them as they walked the streets unable to gain admission to the match.
I was there! What a match. Even though Scotland lost, we left the ground knowing we had seen one of the great matches. So much better without the big, beefed-up players of today.
Great match, I was there as a 13 year old, my first ever Rugby International, looked it up today on hearing the sad news of the death of JPR Williams who stood out in a Wales side jam packed with talent. I was a little disappointed that Scotland lost but it was such a thrilling match I still feel privileged to have seen it. I had consolation a few weeks later when we hammered England.
The 5 Nations in 1971 was an important championship that year. It was an opportunity for Lions coach Carwyn James to pick players for the triumphant tour of NZ later in May of that year with many becoming legends like JPR, Duckham, Gerald Davies, Gibson, John, Edwards, Mervyn Davies, Slattery, Brown, Willie John McBride, and Ian Mclaughlan.
That winning conversion from John Taylor is so underrated. The ball was heavier back then, no tee, had to dig a hole in the ground to place the ball, and from wide out late in the game with majority of the crowd against him. Brilliant kick!
What's also underrated is the Scottish kicker was No.8 and captain Peter Brown. Not many (if any) No.8's these days that could slot the ball through the posts the way he did...
That’s John Taylor who after hanging up his boots became a writer and commentator of rugby as well as being the voice of the Rugby World Cup on ITV between 1991-2007.
wonderful footage. Awesome playing and the realism here...wow. Just good down to earth Rugby. Love always to Wales - Forever. CYMRU !! Respect and love to Scotland as well♥ Wish I could have been there.
Back when the earth was young and mere immortals played this game from heaven. Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Hall, John Dawes, Gerald Davis, John Bevan, JPR Williams. One of the greatest backlines ever. Watching that ball passing through to Gerald Davis at the end truly amazing a tbing of beauty They all came to NZ in the British Isles Lions and kicked our ass I remember watching them play against North Auckland. Wow what a team and i didn't even talk about the forwards. NA v Lions the goings did the special move you know Going Going Gone except Sid Going did the Maori sidestep sadly into the Welsh rock JPR. WHEW we almost did it what a game
I likewise remember the 1971 tour, although I was only a boy at the time. Lions beat North Auckland 11-5, with John Bevan scoring a try in the dying minutes. Indeed the Going triple scissors movement was pure sleight of hand. I also remember Ian Kirkpatrick's famous solo try in the Christchurch test. Lions won the test series 2-1 with the final test at Eden Park ending 14-14. Pinetree Meads' waiting 14 years to captain the ABs and then we lost. :(
And we've lost some since this video was posted: JPR, Dawes, John, Bevan. Don't know about the Scots having passed on, but rugby just isn't the same today.
@@ldfreitas9437John Bevan is still alive , there was another John Bevan who played fly half in the mid 70s, he has passed away I know of Gordon Brown who has passed away from the Scot side , as well as Carmichael , Alistair Biggar, MacEwan, Duncan Patterson and I believe Jock Turner, all RIP
my first ever live rugby match at 15. Now im 67. This was and still is one of my all time sporting memories. Being Scottish bit disappointed but John Taylor was brilliant.
I miss rugby like this. What a Welsh side - Barry John playing in a different dimension. The line out was less of a spectacle with no lifting but it was faster and definitely fewer injuries and penalties as a result. Miss Bill McLaren too!
@@brianlorne4263 My maths isn't good but you're wrong: 4T,2C and 1PG to 2 and 4PG =27-22 for Wales. With the try value 5 points now as against 3 points then.
What memories! The line-out is all bunched up! But this is real rugby before they started mucking about with the rules and money became the main focus.
what a great game - makes me wonder if rugby was better when it was amateur. Were their ever better players than Edwards, John, Williams, Davies (and Gibson) et al.
I think the rule about the knock-on from a tackle was different as opposed to a pass going forward for example. Not surprisingly that rule was changed.
I think refs in those days overlooked borderline knock-ons. On the other hand, they did not overlook the ball being fed into the 2nd row in scrums. I think that the knock-on law had been changed a couple of years before - up to the late 60’s the ball did not have to touch the ground to be adjudged a knock-on
I was at this game - probably the best I've ever seen, even if Scotland got beat. The crowd was massive, officially 104,000 paid, a world record at that time for a rugby match, but there were thousands more who couldn't get in. My family lived near the ground and when I got home my house was filled with Welshmen who had been invited in by my parents to watch the game on TV, my mother taking pity on them as they walked the streets unable to gain admission to the match.
The 104,000 game was in 1975 and Scotland won that day.
My first time watching Scotland at Murrayfield. A massive crowd and John Taylor broke my heart. Absolutely fantastic game.
record crowd..
One of the last pay at the gate matches in Murrayfield I think.
Graeme I have to say,that was the best game I have seen and I wud be honored if I was there,the old murrayfield was a fantastic venue
I was there! What a match. Even though Scotland lost, we left the ground knowing we had seen one of the great matches. So much better without the big, beefed-up players of today.
Well said sir,totally agree ,such a fantastic atmosphere and old style rugby nd of course with the guru commentating.total classic
Great match, I was there as a 13 year old, my first ever Rugby International, looked it up today on hearing the sad news of the death of JPR Williams who stood out in a Wales side jam packed with talent. I was a little disappointed that Scotland lost but it was such a thrilling match I still feel privileged to have seen it. I had consolation a few weeks later when we hammered England.
The 5 Nations in 1971 was an important championship that year. It was an opportunity for Lions coach Carwyn James to pick players for the triumphant tour of NZ later in May of that year with many becoming legends like JPR, Duckham, Gerald Davies, Gibson, John, Edwards, Mervyn Davies, Slattery, Brown, Willie John McBride, and Ian Mclaughlan.
That winning conversion from John Taylor is so underrated. The ball was heavier back then, no tee, had to dig a hole in the ground to place the ball, and from wide out late in the game with majority of the crowd against him. Brilliant kick!
What's also underrated is the Scottish kicker was No.8 and captain Peter Brown. Not many (if any) No.8's these days that could slot the ball through the posts the way he did...
Didn't it get described as the greatest conversion since St Paul?
I was there. Heart in mouth. What a disappointment. But the running Welsh backs deserved it.
@@michaelward8394 yes indeedy! Saw it on tv. Amazing kick. Totally theatrical timing at end of nail biting match.
That’s John Taylor who after hanging up his boots became a writer and commentator of rugby as well as being the voice of the Rugby World Cup on ITV between 1991-2007.
i love rugby and i would like to see more full matches from the 80`specially from 5 nations tournament.thanks for these opurtunity.
wonderful footage. Awesome playing and the realism here...wow. Just good down to earth Rugby. Love always to Wales - Forever. CYMRU !! Respect and love to Scotland as well♥ Wish I could have been there.
Back when the earth was young and mere immortals played this game from heaven.
Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Hall, John Dawes, Gerald Davis, John Bevan, JPR Williams.
One of the greatest backlines ever.
Watching that ball passing through to Gerald Davis at the end truly amazing a tbing of beauty
They all came to NZ in the British Isles Lions and kicked our ass
I remember watching them play against North Auckland.
Wow what a team and i didn't even talk about the forwards.
NA v Lions the goings did the special move you know Going Going Gone except Sid Going did the Maori sidestep sadly into the Welsh rock JPR.
WHEW we almost did it what a game
I likewise remember the 1971 tour, although I was only a boy at the time. Lions beat North Auckland 11-5, with John Bevan scoring a try in the dying minutes. Indeed the Going triple scissors movement was pure sleight of hand. I also remember Ian Kirkpatrick's famous solo try in the Christchurch test. Lions won the test series 2-1 with the final test at Eden Park ending 14-14. Pinetree Meads' waiting 14 years to captain the ABs and then we lost. :(
Excellent unbiased analysis.
And we've lost some since this video was posted: JPR, Dawes, John, Bevan. Don't know about the Scots having passed on, but rugby just isn't the same today.
@@ldfreitas9437John Bevan is still alive , there was another John Bevan who played fly half in the mid 70s, he has passed away
I know of Gordon Brown who has passed away from the Scot side , as well as Carmichael , Alistair Biggar, MacEwan, Duncan Patterson and I believe Jock Turner, all RIP
I remember reading Gordon browns autobiography when he talked about the going brothers move and how Jpr stopped it
Thrilling stuff. I remember this match like it was yesterday. The great Bill McClaren, peerless as ever, in the commentary box.
unlike today it was ordinary men playing extraordinarily with sheer love and conviction
Commentator Bill McLaren's comment at 8:15 "that could still be an important conversion to miss" -- prophetic words!
my first ever live rugby match at 15. Now im 67. This was and still is one of my all time sporting memories. Being Scottish bit disappointed but John Taylor was brilliant.
I miss rugby like this. What a Welsh side - Barry John playing in a different dimension. The line out was less of a spectacle with no lifting but it was faster and definitely fewer injuries and penalties as a result. Miss Bill McLaren too!
This Match Should have been put on DVD, its a classic
That was my first time at Murrayfield. Fantastic match even though Scotland lost.
One of the all-time classic rugby games.
Proper rugby - now it's just 18 stone monsters piling into each other.
You might as well call it a Kaiju fight now 😂
Bill Mclaren was a great commentater .i never heard a biased word ever.
Bill McLaren WAS, IS and WILL BE The Rugby, Always!!!❤️❤️❤️
Because you did not use the result in the title I watched it to the end , I thought Scotland was going to win it! But still a great match!
That first try really was something, fantastic movement of the ball.
I recall vividly doing a headstand on my inlaws' settee when that John Taylor conversion went over.😂😂
What a brilliant commentator - the Murray Walker of rugby :)
Far better than Walker, who was always too hysterical.
I remember that match and the roller coaster of emotions.
This was my first Scotland international. Brilliant game apart from the result.
One of the best matches of the 70s. Today the score would have been 27-22 to Wales, 4 tries to 2, with only 1 Welsh penalty
Nope 29 - 13 :)
@@brianlorne4263 My maths isn't good but you're wrong: 4T,2C and 1PG to 2 and 4PG =27-22 for Wales. With the try value 5 points now as against 3 points then.
What memories! The line-out is all bunched up! But this is real rugby before they started mucking about with the rules and money became the main focus.
Look how fast the game was!
Yup, took seconds to set a scrum, not minutes now.
Great to see the kicks being taken by two back row forwards - both well-rounded humans in their own right
Agreed, I don't know much about Peter Brown though and I'll take your word for it, but I know John Taylor is definitely a man of principles
John Taylor - the greatest conversion since St Paul.
I'm trying to find a u tube clip of Scotland or Wales winning the world Cup can't find one anywhere ✔️
How many times are u going crack the same joke?
@@jamesmcbride2130 loads
scotland in the best period of their rugby history
They were good, but in the 80's they drew with the All Blacks in '83 and achieved a Grand Slam in '84 (with practically the same team).
Bill McLaren on top form here.
I think it was a better game when line outs were like this. No rolling mauls which I hate watching
Best match of the 70's 5 nations
the game should definitely revert to these rules and interpretations. More entertaining.
... and less money
what a great game - makes me wonder if rugby was better when it was amateur. Were their ever better players than Edwards, John, Williams, Davies (and Gibson) et al.
Pitch in amazing condition helping the flowing rugby. Was this the best Welsh team of the 70s ? Better than 75 and 78 ?
My God how good was Barry John?
The game looked less complicated back then. Running passing & rucking.
Great break and dummy by jpr. Gareth Edwards was greased lightning
No video in full match is available in the UK? I'd like it!
Was there no knock on rule then as a good few missed
I think the rule about the knock-on from a tackle was different as opposed to a pass going forward for example. Not surprisingly that rule was changed.
I think refs in those days overlooked borderline knock-ons. On the other hand, they did not overlook the ball being fed into the 2nd row in scrums. I think that the knock-on law had been changed a couple of years before - up to the late 60’s the ball did not have to touch the ground to be adjudged a knock-on
I was sitting in the schoolboys section parallel to John Taylor when he kicked the winning conversation...gutted😅😅😅
Need to take a scrum again - lets just do it, no P*** around for five minutes like nowadays.
Bloody good game that.
0:16
That sums up that try alright!
John Taylor had a nickname "Basil Brush".
When rugby was rugby!!
Good grief, but the goalkicking were aweful back then!
No 8 taking kicks at goal? You'd never see that these days.
@Simon Gleaden: Not too long ago we saw John Eales, a lock forward, as one of the main kickers for Australia.
@@philipmarsden7104 That was more than 20 years ago...
Yup he missed from in front of the posts, that’s may be why 😢
Gary Sear kicked on from halfway All Blacks v France in 77 he was a number 8
Proper tidy
They used to call him Basil Brush.
1971
wales!
Supporters jumping to the ground to celebrate.
First try..2 forward passes.
McLaren you bloody legend love 🇿🇦