Barry John: The guile and tries that made him a rugby superstar

BBC Sport Wales charts the rugby life and tries of Barry John, whose death at the age of 79 is being mourned.

John, still thought by many to be the greatest number 10 in rugby union history, played a crucial role in the emergence of the great Wales team of the 1970s.

His performances for the British & Irish Lions on their victorious tour of New Zealand in 1971 made him arguably the sport's first true superstar before he retired aged 27.

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