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Rugby Union - Six Nations Championships - Scotland vs. England
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEB 04: Owen Farrell of England prepares to take a kick during the Scotland vs England RBS Six Nations Championship at Murrayfield Stadium on Feb 4th, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Colorsport)

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Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) holds a daffodil

Rugby Union - 2011 Rugby World Cup - Wales vs. Samoa at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) after the match, holds a daffodil.
Stephen Leigh Halfpenny (born 22 December 1988) is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays for the Cardiff Blues in the Pro12. Halfpenny was a key part of the Wales squad for the following two campaigns but he was constantly plagued by injury. Coach Warren Gatland had faith in Halfpenny, and the Blues winger did enough to force his way into the squad for the 2011 World Cup.
During the World Cup, Halfpenny impressed in many positions, particularly at full-back. It was also in this game that Halfpenny became first choice kicker, ahead of fly halves Rhys Priestland and James Hook. In the semi final against France, Halfpenny attempted a 47 yard penalty that would have taken Wales to the final. However, the kick fell inches short

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The Barbarians team that defeated the All Blacks at Cardiff in 1973

Rugby Union - 1972 / 1973 New Zealand Tour of Great Britain & France - Barbarians 23 New Zealand 11
The Barbarians Team Group before the game at Cardiff Arms Park.
Standing (left to right): touch judge, Geoffrey Windsor Lewis (Barbarians secretary), John Pullin, Willie John McBride, Bob Wilkinson; Derek Quinnell, Sandy Carmichael, David Duckham, G. Domercq (referee), touch judge.
Sitting: Gareth Edwards, Mike Gibson, Brigadier Glyn Hughes (Barbarians), John Dawes (captain), Herbert Waddell (Barbarians), John Bevan, Ray McLoughlin.
On Ground: Fergus Slattery, Tommy David, Phil Bennett, JPR Williams.
The Barbarians defeated the All Blacks for the first time, and the match is rated as one of the greatest ever played

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