Phil Bennett
Phil Bennett
Phillip Bennett OBEis a former Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth3 December 1955
guests hopefully
Hopefully it doesn't rain, ... but if it does, we will be able to accommodate our guests with tents and such.
risk
I don't know if I want to risk it. I'm real leery.
felt totally
Gareth was totally devastated, he felt he'd been let down by the Union.
good players
The players did not feel good about the way they played,
contain patience rush speed tackle tight
We'll need to use our speed and tackle well defensively, ... We must have patience on offense. With McNeal, we'll have to play it tight to the vest. We have to contain him. The rush will be crucial.
athletic team
We're a much more athletic team than we've ever been.
job last power underdog
Our job is to go down and do everything in our power to win, ... I don't want to go down there and just be competitive. I want to win. Would I say we're an underdog? Probably so. But we were an underdog last week, too.
calmness impressed
He's done it all spring. I'm impressed by the way he handles things. He has a calmness in what he does.
believed coming great head knew liked mentor reasons tough
He doesn't sugarcoat anything, and that's one of the reasons why I liked him. I believed in him. He knew coming in here there would be some tough times, but he's been a great mentor to me being a first-time head coach.
biggest
My biggest disappointment ... is our tackling. It was horrendous.
definitely earned gives maybe nose respect stick win wrong
Maybe stick their nose up is the wrong term. ... The respect they've got, they definitely earned it. This win gives us some respect back.
four games team
We're only four games into the season, ... We're a better team than we showed (against Tulane).
excited progress
We're not where we want to be yet. But we made progress, and we want to take it to another level. I'm excited to be a part of what we're doing.
job knew rebuilding took
When I took the SMU job, I knew it would be a rebuilding process,