Former Wales, Lions and Cardiff scrum-half Edwards was voted the greatest rugby union player of all time in a poll conducted by Rugby World magazine in 2003.

He won 53 consecutive caps for Wales between 1967 and 1978, toured three times with the Lions, and helped Wales win three Five Nations Grand Slams during their 1970s golden era.

Edwards also captained Wales 13 times, winning 63 caps in all. But he may be most remembered for a stunning try for the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973.