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    Posted: 13 March 2023 at 12:26pm
Originally posted by reesytheexile reesytheexile wrote:

Yes we all thought that he deserved Welsh caps. Powerful kicker who gave the ball a heck of a thump.He had muscular sprinter legs ( Andy Fenby many years later reminded me of him in that sense) and a prolific scorer who was very popular with us young fans. I don’t think he was seen much if at all in the new ground. He was a very shy man who probably preferred to avoid the limelight that comes with players from that great era for Scarlets. One of our unsung heroes.RIP Andy

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In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty"

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Yes we all thought that he deserved Welsh caps. Powerful kicker who gave the ball a heck of a thump.He had muscular sprinter legs ( Andy Fenby many years later reminded me of him in that sense) and a prolific scorer who was very popular with us young fans. I don’t think he was seen much if at all in the new ground. He was a very shy man who probably preferred to avoid the limelight that comes with players from that great era for Scarlets. One of our unsung heroes.RIP Andy
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Originally posted by maldwyn maldwyn wrote:

Originally posted by lofty evans lofty evans wrote:

Originally posted by roy munster roy munster wrote:

Originally posted by maldwyn maldwyn wrote:

Andy Hill was one of my favourite players back in the day. Let’s not forget all those points were scored with the ball weighing half a ton. RIP Andy.

Love to have seen him play live ...and lest we forget only 3 point tries, they should index link his points tally to 5 point tries, thats another 622 points to push him past 3000 Thumbs Up
 



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Mind boggling statistics Royston 👏 

Genuinely wished more could have seen him play...proper shy Welshman....the best of us.





Edited by lofty evans - 12 March 2023 at 10:35pm
In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty"

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us"
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Originally posted by lofty evans lofty evans wrote:

Originally posted by roy munster roy munster wrote:

Originally posted by maldwyn maldwyn wrote:

Andy Hill was one of my favourite players back in the day. Let’s not forget all those points were scored with the ball weighing half a ton. RIP Andy.

Love to have seen him play live ...and lest we forget only 3 point tries, they should index link his points tally to 5 point tries, thats another 622 points to push him past 3000 Thumbs Up
 



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Originally posted by roy munster roy munster wrote:

Originally posted by maldwyn maldwyn wrote:

Andy Hill was one of my favourite players back in the day. Let’s not forget all those points were scored with the ball weighing half a ton. RIP Andy.

Love to have seen him play live ...and lest we forget only 3 point tries, they should index link his points tally to 5 point tries, thats another 622 points to push him past 3000 Thumbs Up
 



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Originally posted by Seagultaf Seagultaf wrote:

Great player and one of my all time hero's. I remember his competition with JJ for who could score the most tries. Also remember his incredibly efficient round the corner kicking style.
I used to see him quite often when he lived close to my in laws in Loughor, lovely man and absolute Scarlet legend.
He had more than a round the corner licking style.  He ended up as the bendiest run up of anyone I've seen.  He also made a fine mound of turf to hold the ball up high.

Brilliant forgot about the mounds od turf and sand .....kicking tees seem to have been around ages.....thankyou for this made me smile and remember. 
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Originally posted by maldwyn maldwyn wrote:

Andy Hill was one of my favourite players back in the day. Let’s not forget all those points were scored with the ball weighing half a ton. RIP Andy.

Love to have seen him play live ...and lest we forget only 3 point tries, they should index link his points tally to 5 point tries, thats another 622 points to push him past 3000 Thumbs Up
 


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Originally posted by scarletpimp scarletpimp wrote:

Sadly we have to say goodbye to another  of our  Scarlet  heroes.
Andy Hill will go down as one of the greatest to play for Wales.

I was a schoolboy,  when I first had the honour  of seeing Andy playing, in the late sixties, and he was certainly  one of my heroes. 
Time and again his sheer speed would see him in at the corner, for what have been for others, an improbable try.
311 tries ,says it all, and it will never be bettered.
His goalkicking, particularly  from distance,  was incredible and who will forget that epic penalty  in  the epic 9-3 win against  the All Blacks.
To top it all ,he was a lovely modest guy.
After one game,  at the car park at stradey, I caught up with him for an autograph. My grandfather  and I loved Andy ,and  in the game we had just seen against  Harlequins,  he had scored  3 tries. He was embarrassed by our adoration,and when we said we had never seen him play better, he simply replied " did I ?"
RIP Andy Hill you have left us with such fond memories. 
Our kindest thoughts,  go to his family,  at this sad time.

(Thanks also must go to Lofty , for such a fulsome,  and wonderful  tribute)
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Originally posted by Seagultaf Seagultaf wrote:

Great player and one of my all time hero's. I remember his competition with JJ for who could score the most tries. Also remember his incredibly efficient round the corner kicking style.
I used to see him quite often when he lived close to my in laws in Loughor, lovely man and absolute Scarlet legend.
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Originally posted by spirit of 72 spirit of 72 wrote:

It's a cry which has never left me. Llanelli awarded a penalty, maybe in their own half.  "Give it to Andy!"

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Originally posted by maldwyn maldwyn wrote:

Andy Hill was one of my favourite players back in the day. Let’s not forget all those points were scored with the ball weighing half a ton. RIP Andy.


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Spot on that ball was a breeze block....boy could he kick it and posters have commented about his kicking style.
He truly was one of my absolute favourites at the Scarlets.  He was one of many that started this love affair for all things Scarlet. 
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Andy Hill was one of my favourite players back in the day. Let’s not forget all those points were scored with the ball weighing half a ton. RIP Andy.
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It's a cry which has never left me. Llanelli awarded a penalty, maybe in their own half.  "Give it to Andy!"
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Sadly we have to say goodbye to another  of our  Scarlet  heroes.
Andy Hill will go down as one of the greatest to play for Wales.

I was a schoolboy,  when I first had the honour  of seeing Andy playing, in the late sixties, and he was certainly  one of my heroes. 
Time and again his sheer speed would see him in at the corner, for what have been for others, an improbable try.
311 tries ,says it all, and it will never be bettered.
His goalkicking, particularly  from distance,  was incredible and who will forget that epic penalty  in  the epic 9-3 win against  the All Blacks.
To top it all ,he was a lovely modest guy.
After one game,  at the car park at stradey, I caught up with him for an autograph. My grandfather  and I loved Andy ,and  in the game we had just seen against  Harlequins,  he had scored  3 tries. He was embarrassed by our adoration,and when we said we had never seen him play better, he simply replied " did I ?"
RIP Andy Hill you have left us with such fond memories. 
Our kindest thoughts,  go to his family,  at this sad time.

(Thanks also must go to Lofty , for such a fulsome,  and wonderful  tribute)
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Despite all the superstars we had at the time Andy was my hero. He used to call in our house to pick up the keys to the gym in stradey. As a young boy I would call him Mr Hill but he always said it's andy. Even though he didn't bother much with the Scarlets after he retired it meant a lot to me that he was a bearer at my dad's funeral. One of the greatest to wear our famous jersey. Rip  mr. Hill
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