“The Hawke’s Bay full-back is probably still looking for him.”
So commented the great JJ Williams a few years ago when reflecting on Gerald Davies’ astonishing performance for the British and Irish Lions against Hawke’s Bay in 1971. One sidestep out wide from the legendary Welsh wing defeated the home No. 15 and a team-mate so comprehensively they ended up sprawled on the floor, like extras from a Keystone Kops movie.
Footage appeared online this week of Davies scoring three of his four tries in the game. The airing of the film on the APSM Rugby Channel happily coincided with the anniversary of the Cardiff player’s Wales debut, which unfolded on December 3, 1966.
