Phil Bennett dies: Latest tributes to Welsh rugby legend after death

Heartfelt tributes are being paid to Welsh rugby legend Phil Bennett, who has died after a long illness. The Wales and Lions great was aged 73.

One of the most recognisable and celebrated figures in Welsh rugby history, he won 29 caps for Wales from 1969 to 1978, played for the Scarlets 410 times and starred for the Lions on two tours, to South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand three years later.

It has prompted touching tributes to be paid by the global rugby community and those who knew him best.

Latest tributes below:

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