DUSTY Hare famously scored a world record 7,337 points in first class rugby but it is his 79th minute penalty to beat Wales in 1980 that he is forever remembered.
“It was a muddy wasteland as Twickenham often was in those days,” says Hare, right. “Wales had seven shots at goal and didn’t land one, I had seven shots at goal and landed just three.
It was horrendous trying to kick off the floor, it was so soft and spongy. There didn’t seem to be any grass management at Twickenham in those days whereas now it’s the best playing surface in the wor...
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