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Robert William Windsor (born 31 January 1948 in Newport,
A steelworker by trade, Windsor actually began his rugby union career as a back, playing at fullback and fly-half, but became famous as a hooker. He played for Brynglas and Cross Keys, Cardiff RFC before joining
Bobby Windsor
at sporting heroes {{DEFAULTSORT:Windsor, Bobby 1948 births Living people British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales Cross Keys RFC players Rugby union players from Newport, Wales Pontypool RFC players Rugby union hookers Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players
Monmouthshire
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), known as Bobby and nicknamed "The Duke", is a former rugby union
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player who gained 28 rugby union
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caps for Wales
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as a hooker between 1973 and 1979. Windsor published his autobiography in October 2010 entitled 'The Iron Duke'.
Early career
A steelworker by trade, Windsor actually began his rugby union career as a back, playing at fullback and fly-half, but became famous as a hooker. He played for Brynglas and Cross Keys, Cardiff RFC before joining Pontypool
Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062.
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where with Graham Price and Charlie Faulkner he became part of the legendary Pontypool Front Row, also known as the Viet Gwent (a play on Viet Cong
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) and immortalised in song by Max Boyce.Bobby made 325 appearances for the club, mainly at hooker, scored 87 tries and played for Pontypool against the 1981 Australians. Clubman in 1980-81 and 1981-82, he was club coach in 1987-88 and again 1993-95. He was on the club committee 1990-95 being vice-chairman in 1992-93.
Wales
Windsor made his debut for Wales againstAustralia
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in Cardiff
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in 1973, a match Wales won by 24 points to nil with Windsor scoring a hooker's try, and took over from Jeff Young as first-choice hooker. The Pontypool front row played for Wales as a unit 19 times during the 1970s, and were on the losing side in only four of those matches. He played his last international match against France
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in February 1979.
British Lion
Windsor was selected for two British Lions tours. He played in all the tests on the tour of South Africa in 1974, and helped the Lions forwards dominate the Springboks. On the later tour of New Zealand in1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
he played only in the first test and did not recapture his form in South Africa.
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Bobby Windsor
at sporting heroes {{DEFAULTSORT:Windsor, Bobby 1948 births Living people British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales Cross Keys RFC players Rugby union players from Newport, Wales Pontypool RFC players Rugby union hookers Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players