Tackling was below him

J.P.R. Williams admits to surprise at [Barry] John's heroics. 'What was great about Barry was that we all knew he was never going to tackle,' he laughs. 'If the opposition had the ball I would move forward behind Barry to tackle. Tackling was below him. But with the pressure we were under with the French even Barry tackled for the first time in his life.'

D. Tossell, Nobody beats us: the inside story of the 1970s Wales rugby team, (2009), 107