553Ray Gravell
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RayGravell

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Weight90KG
Height1.80M
  • Date of Birth12 / 09 / 1951
  • Died31 / 10 / 2007
  • Lions Tours1980
  • International CapsWales / Lions
  • Lions Origin ClubsWelsh Academicals, Barbarians, Llanelli, Crawshays

Capped 23 times by Wales, Ray Gravell was a member of two Grand Slam-winning sides in the 1970s.

He toured with the Lions to South Africa in 1980, playing in all four Tests as South Africa triumphed 3-1.

In total, Gravell made 11 appearances on the 1980 Tour, starting ten of those games, while his substitute appearance came in the first Test which the Lions lost 26-22, coming on for John Carleton.

In the next Test, Gravell was picked in the starting line-up next to Clive Woodward and scored his second international try, though the tourists lost 26-19, while he helped the Lions to a 17-13 victory in their final game. He lined up alongside Paul Dodge in midfield for the third and fourth Tests.

After retiring from playing, he then became a respected Welsh language broadcaster and was also an occasional actor while he sadly passed away from a heart attack aged 56 in 2007 having suffered from diabetes since 2000.