VIDEO: 15 best ever Welsh tries - chosen by rugby legend Gerald Davies

Gareth sliding through the mud against Scotland in ‘72?

Or Scott Gibbs skipping through the English defence at Wembley in ‘99?

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   Wales and British Lion legend Gerald Davies

   
   

And of course, don’t forget about Shane…

It’s a debate replayed endlessly in pubs and clubs across the country, and now a legend of the red jersey has delivered his verdict – which are the best fifteen tries scored by Wales in international rugby history?

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Gerald Davies, a member of Wales’ seventies golden era, British Lion, and no slouch crossing the whitewash himself, has come up with his favourite 15, in his first solo-written book since his autobiography was published in 1979.

He said: “For all the drama of the last-minute kick at goal, there is no sporting theatre as epic as the try in rugby football.

“Such a selection is, of course, invidious; subjective, as such choices must be, they are sure to prompt disagreement and debate, in the best traditions of those rugby discussions which were part and parcel of Sundays in Llansaint, the village in Carmarthenshire where I was brought up.”

Gerald, the chairman of the British and Irish Lions Committee, set himself the impossible task of selecting fifteen of the most memorable tries ever scored by the Welsh international team, but then also of choosing the best of these fifteen.

But with typical modesty, the dazzling and deadly sidestepping winger declined to include any of his own in the list – such as his 1971 touchdown against Scotland, converted by John Taylor to win the match.

Instead, he offers nostalgia, analysis, romance and anecdotal snippets with each try.

The Greatest Welsh Tries Ever by Gerald Davies is published by Gomer Press.

THE 15 TRIES:

Bob Deans v Wales 1905

Ken Jones v New Zealand 1953

Stuart Watkins v France 1966

Keith Jarrett v England, 1967

Maurice Richards v New Zealand 1969

Barry John v England 1969

Graham Price v France 1975

Phil Bennett v Scotland 1977

Adrian Hadley v England 1988

Ieuan Evans v Scotland 1988

Jonathan Davies v Scotland 1988

Robert Howley v England 1997

Scott Gibbs v England 1999

Shane Williams v South Africa 2008

Gareth Edwards v Scotland 1972

Disagree? Tell us your favourite tries from the past.

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VIDEO: 15 best ever Welsh tries - chosen by rugby legend Gerald Davies