I don't write very much about sports here because they have dropped entirely from my set of interests, but when I was a youth, I was very keen on cricket and watching rugby games (not so much playing it). I was a member of Bristol RFC and as such saw many games from an excellent vantage point next to the halfway line and only a few yards from the edge of the pitch.
Of course I also watched the international matches on TV: this was a time
when I was proud to have been born in Wales. There was a trio/quartet of
half-backs that were truly excellent: Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Phil
Bennett and JPR Williams. I actually saw Williams a week before his
international debut when Bristol hosted London Welsh (presumably). The only
thing that I remember from this game (apart from being there) was that
Williams at one stage received the ball and made a kick that instead of
gaining ground went straight up, high into the air. I don't know whether
this was a mistake or deliberate - if the latter then it would have given
his forwards (who were in front of the ball) a chance to get behind the ball
legally.
I read today that JPR has died, and so with this, a tiny part of my youth has also died.
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| 229 | Organisational Behaviour | Organisation behaviour, Psychology, MBA | |
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