ESPN re-run of Barbarians - All Blacks game from 1973.

One of the best games of rugby (either code) ever played, and our boy was on the left wing.

best try ever seen on a rugby pitch in that game,think every Baba's player touched the ball in the build up.

Except Bevan. But he was always waiting for the pass that never came.

I love forward passes.

No such thing in RU.

If the greatest writer.....

in fairness 90% of the people on here will not really know who john bevan is may have seen a pic but will not of seen him play.

He was wonderful for us, great sevant for Warrington and terrific player in many positions. Remember him playing stand off against Leigh at Hilton Park in thick fog. He made countless breaks and kept appearing on his own out of the gloom ball in hand. Leigh speccies must have thought they were watching some sort of horror movie as Bev carved them up.

Commented several times on the Barbars v All Balcks match.
Got the video.
Best game ever with the best try.
Awesome.

When he !st started and opposition speccies would always give him grief then he would score a try and give the "Bev salute" before scoring then the invective would really start! I was always worried he would drop the ball in the act of scoring.
One of the best memories was of Stuart Wright runnig all over the field to avoid being tackled by Bev. He was my rugby hero!

would have a been a good opportunity to be enlightened.

He was my boyhood hero

Just a top, top player....

If all those young un's who wet themselves over Fa'filli running in tries from 10 yards out could have seen John Bevan, then they would understand why the tattooed fairy got so much apathy from many Wire fans.

Hard as nails and played to the crowd....Top entertainer.

Where and when was his last game for Warrington?

I have memories of him coming out of retirement for a cup game - maybe away at Dewsbury or somehere like that... early eighties??

But my memory is not what it was.............

Think Bev came back for a couple of games in 85/86 season when we had a glut of injuries to backs. Pretty sure his last game was at Wilderspool, Halifax rings a bell but not sure.