Phil Bennett

Welsh rugby union player (1948–2022)

Person human Q1381032

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: October 24, 1948
Date of death: June 12, 2022
Place of birth: Felinfoel
Place of death: Felinfoel
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[6]
Occupation: rugby union player
Award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[17]
Birth name: Phil Bennett^[18]
Country for sport: Wales^[19]
End of work period: 1981^[22]
Family name: Bennett^[15]
Given name: Phil^[16]
Height: +170^[23]
Mass: +72^[24]
Member of sports team: Barbarian FC, Wales national rugby union team, Llanelli RFC, British & Irish Lions^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Name in native language: Phil Bennett^[20]
Position played on team / speciality: fly-half^[13]
Sport: rugby union^[14]
Start of work period: 1967^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

en Phil Bennett en Philip Bennett ar فيل بينيت fa فیل بنت ja フィル・ベネット ru Фил Беннетт tr Philip Bennett

🔖 Identifiers · 18

ISNI: 0000000090729911
VIAF cluster ID: 41029886
Library of Congress authority ID: nb2005012447
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Phil Bennett.jpg ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): BennettPhil1948-
Barbarian F.C. ID: bennett-philip
Discogs artist ID: 3935448
ESPNscrum player ID (archived): 7435
FAST ID: 1641603
Freebase ID: /m/028zjk
Goodreads author ID: 382270
National Library of Wales Authority ID: bennett-phil-1948-photographs

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Rugby Database ID: 20808
SNARC ID: János Martonyi
Trading Card Database name ID: 141651
Welsh Rugby Union men's player ID: PB939646
World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee ID: 731, 706548
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcR6tPvjy8CrRcbVgtxjC

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🔗 Connections

Member of sports team 4

Wales national rugby union team, British & Irish Lions, Barbarian FC, Llanelli RFC

Award received 1

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Chaired by 1

Scarlets

Country for sport 1

Wales

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Family name 1

Bennett

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Occupation 1

rugby union player

Place of birth 1

Felinfoel

Place of death 1

Felinfoel

Position played on team / speciality 1

fly-half

SNARC ID 1

János Martonyi

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

rugby union

← Team captain 1

1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand

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Summary

Phil Bennett was born on October 24, 1948^[1], in Felinfoel^[2]. He died on June 12, 2022^[3], in Felinfoel^[4]. He worked as a rugby union player^[5].

FAQs

Where was Phil Bennett born?

Phil Bennett's place of birth was Felinfoel^[2].

Where did Phil Bennett die?

Phil Bennett passed away in Felinfoel^[4].

What did Phil Bennett do for work?

Phil Bennett worked as a rugby union player^[5].

What awards did Phil Bennett receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Phil Bennett — place of birth (P19): Felinfoel. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Phil Bennett — place of death (P20): Felinfoel. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Phil Bennett — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Phil Bennett — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Phil Bennett — member of sports team (P54): Barbarian FC. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Phil Bennett — member of sports team (P54): Wales national rugby union team. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Phil Bennett — member of sports team (P54): Llanelli RFC. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Phil Bennett — member of sports team (P54): British & Irish Lions. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Phil Bennett — occupation (P106): rugby union player. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Phil Bennett — award received (P166): Officer of the Order of the British Empire. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Phil Bennett — position played on team / speciality (P413): fly-half. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Phil Bennett — date of birth (P569): October 24, 1948. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Phil Bennett — date of death (P570): June 12, 2022. bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Phil Bennett — sport (P641): rugby union. Retrieved 2022-05-24. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Phil Bennett — family name (P734): Bennett. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Phil Bennett — given name (P735): Phil. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Phil Bennett — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Phil Bennett — birth name (P1477): Phil Bennett. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Phil Bennett — country for sport (P1532): Wales. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Phil Bennett — name in native language (P1559): Phil Bennett. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Phil Bennett — start of work period (P2031): 1967. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Phil Bennett — end of work period (P2032): 1981. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Phil Bennett — height (P2048): 170 cm. llanellirfc.co.uk. llanellirfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Phil Bennett — mass (P2067): 72 kg. llanellirfc.co.uk. llanellirfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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18d ago · Arn6338 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Country of citizenship → United Kingdom

Award received → —

Given name → Phil

National Library of Wales Authority ID → bennett-phil-1948-photographs

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