Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke: The Life and Times of a Working-Class Rugby Hero

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Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke: The Life and Times of a Working-Class Rugby Hero

Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke: The Life and Times of a Working-Class Rugby Hero

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In this print from Memory Lane Prints, we are transported back to September 1975, where the legendary Bobby Windsor, a prominent figure in both Pontypool and Welsh international rugby, is captured in all his glory. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce passionately kiss on the field after the Chiefs star leads his team to the Super Bowl with the couple taking center stage for the celebrations - after she told cameras to 'go away' in the game!

The father-of-six lost his first wife Judi to cancer in 1979 and it was his own battle against the disease which contributed to the end of his marriage to second wife Lynne. He took that skill and pace with him to the rugby field, scoring a try on his Wales debut against Australia in his breakthrough campaign, 1973-74.If someone with a good sense of humour wants the same thing as me, come on over and see how we get on.

On what it was like to be selected by the Lions for the first time, Windsor said: “I was the only player to be picked from Monmouthshire so I had plenty of pats on the back from all the boys in and around the valleys.Scott McTominay reveals the BRUTAL advice Jose Mourinho gave him during his first Manchester Utd training session. Having played at Brynglas and Cross Keys his job as a steelworker soon developed him into a strong and muscular player. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Windsor played in all four Tests against South Africa, as the Lions outplayed their hosts in a 3-0 series victory, with only the drawn final match against the Springboks preventing them from recording a perfect 22 wins from 22 games.

LEWIS STEELE: James McConnell enjoys a day to remember with 19-year-old Liverpool midfielder getting an. He says he was always hungry as a kid and hooker Bobby Windsor played his rugby with that same ferocious appetite for Wales and the Lions during a golden age for both teams. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It was like the World Cup final of the day, probably the two best teams in the world up against each other. On the 1974 tour of South Africa, he helped the Lions forwards dominate the Springboks and played in each test.A steelworker by trade, Bobby Windsor began playing rugby as a back, featuring at either fullback or fly-half. Bobby Windsor gained 28 caps for Wales between 1973 and 1979 and went on two British Isles' tours to South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand and Fiji in 1977, making a total of 26 appearances, including five tests. You’re going in straight away because you’ve got one of the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer and we’re worried about it. from his new home overlooking a luxury yachting marina in one of Majorca’s glitziest resorts, his life back on track.

Advised to retire in 1980 because of a back injury, Windsor played for another seven years, until the age of 41. It covers his career from the very beginning, through playing for Pontypool and Wales before becoming a legend for the Lions in South Africa in 1974. He began his career in the backs as a fullback and outside-half but would soon move in to the murky world of the front row, winning 28 caps for his country. It was a tour which placed Windsor as one of the best in his position, with his technical ability and dynamism in the loose the key features of his game.There were some crazy times off the field on that tour, but we trained like dogs and took the rugby really seriously.



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