- Date of Birth31 / 01 / 1946
- Lions Tours1974, 1977
- International CapsWales / Lions
- Lions Origin ClubsCross Keys, Barbarians, Newport Saracens, Cardiff Rugby, Crawshays, Pontypool
Few of captain Willie John McBride’s charges encapsulated the winning spirit of the 1974 Lions team better than hooker Bobby Windsor.
The Pontypool steelworker combined the same mix of technical excellence, brute force, raw courage and freedom of spirit that fuelled the squad's flight to victory over the Springboks.
Windsor, or 'The Duke’ as his team-mates knew him, forced his way into the Test XV ahead of his more experienced Irish rival, Ken Kennedy and played all four Tests.
The former schoolboy outside-half was more than useful in the loose, but it was his hard-nosed presence in the middle of the front row that impressed most, with both the power of his drive and the sharpness of his strike as he, Fran Cotton and Ian McLauchlan laid waste to the Springbok pack.
By the New Zealand Tour in 1977, Windsor was playing in the same front row for both Pontypool and Wales and travelled with club and country mates Charlie Faulkner and Graham Price.
The fearsome trio teamed up for the Lions against Counties, Bay of Plenty and Fiji in 1977 but never in the Test matches themselves.