Player

Barry John - Fly-half

Cardiff
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Barry John
Height175
Weight75
Date Of Birth06/01/1945
Place Of BirthCefneithin
EducationGwendraeth Grammar School, Trinity College, Carmarthen
ClubsCardiff, Pontyberem, Cefneithin
RegionsScarlets
HonoursWales, British and Irish Lions, East Wales
InvitationalBarbarians
Barry John (the king) began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithen before joining Llanelli in 1964. In 1967 he left to join Cardiff and formed a partnership with Gareth Edwards that would become one of the most famous half back pairings in the world. A career that included 93 appearances for Cardiff, 25 Welsh caps, five test matches for the Lions (one in South Africa in 1968 and four in New Zealand in 1971) and five appearances for the Barbarians was brought to an abrupt end in 1972 when Barry John suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 27.
Barry John was inducted into the Cardiff Rugby Hall of fame in 1999 and further details can be found in that section of the club website.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1967-1968 28 23 1 4 9 0 1 9 57
1968-1969 14 11 1 2 5 2 4 3 40
1969-1970 15 10 3 2 3 2 1 4 28
1970-1971 22 15 2 5 5 12 16 9 114
1971-1972 14 11 0 3 2 17 21 5 120
TOTAL 93 70 7 16 24 33 43 30 359
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Llandovery 20 19 0 1 684 307 90
Newport 21 18 0 3 701 390 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19