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Article: Bowring burdened with great expectation
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 2, 1996
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Kevin Bowring's choice of rugby paragon says everything about
him, because if ever there was an unsung hero of the great Wales
teams of a quarter of a century ago when young Kev was in his teens
it was David Morris, the ultimate players' player. A bit like
Bowring.
That both played at No 8 for Neath is an obviously direct link.
But more important for Bowring as he sups from the poisoned chalice
as Wales' first full-time national coach is that Morris unfailingly
sacrificed himself for the team. So much so that despite being an
absolutely critical member of the superb Welsh Grand Slam side of
1971 he was the only one who did not make that year's Lions tour of
fabled memory to New Zealand.
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