Late sport Phil Bennett back
NZPA staff correspondent Aberdeen; The former Welsh and Lions captain, Phil Bennett, will make a return to international rugby < to play for the Barbariansj against the Al! Blacks at Cardiff on Sunday week. Bennett was one of the major surprises in the Barbarians side : named last night. The team also j ■ includes the crack French loose i forward pair of Jean Pierre i Rives and Jean Claude Skrela|i and it will be captained by the 1 Welsh No. 8, Derek Quinnell. It!< includes three uncapped players, ( the wing, Elgin Rees (who has ( played for the Lions), the centre i Neil Hutchings from Aberavon, and the English prop. Will Dick- 1 inson, who played for the Mid- ' lands against the All Blacks in I Leicester. (
Bennett, who retired from ah 'but club rugby at the start of the season, will play outside the Lions half-back. Brynmor Williams. I The team is.—Andy Irvine I(Scotland); Elgin Rees (Neath. Neil Hutchings 'Aberavon). Jim Renwick (Scotland). Mike Siem ing (England); Phil Bennett j (Wales), Brynmor Williams (Walesi; Derek Quinnell (Wales, captain); Jean Pierre Rives [(France). Bill Beaumont (England). Alan Martin (Wales). Jean iClaude Skrela (France); Philip Orr (Ireland), Peter Wheeler 'England), Will Dickinson (Richmond). Reserves: Paul Dodge (England). Gareth Davies (Wales*, Terry Holes (Wales), Barry Nelmes (England*, Pat Whelan (Ireland*. Jeff Squire (Wales*.
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