Phil Bennett played 412 games for Llanelli, scored 132 tries and scored a record breaking 2,532 points throughout his 16 season career at the club. He was club captain for six seasons.

Bennett made his Wales debut on the 22 March 1969 against France in Paris at the age of 20 when he became the first ever Welsh substitute in international rugby, replacing an injured Gerald Davies.

Bennett's form meant that he joined the British Lions on their famous tour to South Africa in 1974, scoring 103 points.

He captained the British Lions on the 1977 Tour.

Bennett retired from international rugby union in 1978, having won a total of 29 caps. He played 20 times for the Barbarians, including the famous game against the All Blacks in January 1973.

He helped his Llanelli to a 9-3 victory over the same touring All Blacks in October 1972.

In November 2005 Phil Bennett was admitted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame and in 2007 to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.