Grav - Welsh Rugby's Biggest Character - Remembering Ray Gravell: Stories from friends and family - Softcover

Rhys Meirion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1912631180 ISBN 13: 9781912631186

Publisher: Y Lolfa, 2021

Synopsis

Ray Gravell was undoubtedly one of Wales and rugby's greatest characters. He touched the hearts of all who met him, and his sincere interest in everyone made you feel better after being in his company. This volume brings together touching and humorous anecdotes about him by friends and acquaintances. -- Welsh Books Council

There’s no one in the world of rugby that wouldn’t say that Ray Gravell was a good guy. - Bill Beaumont

He had a personality that would fill an aircraft hangar! - Roy Noble

Whoever they were, the person that would be lucky enough to meet him would always be the centre of his attention. - Gerald Davies

About this title

About the Author

Rhys Meirion was born in Rachub, Gwynedd in Wales on 24 February 1966. He worked as a primary school teacher at Ysgol Pentrecelyn near Ruthin, before leaving in 1997 to study opera at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He is a Tenor. He featured on an album by Bryn Terfel, 'Benedictus', which was nominated for a Classical Brit Award in 2006. He has sung the part of Rodolfo with Oper Frankfurt, West Australian Opera and at Opera Australia, and the title role in Gounod's Faust at the Hong Kong Opera Society. <p>He is the author of Stopio'r Byd am funud bach (his autobiography).

Edition details

• Publisher: Y Lolfa
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1912631180
• ISBN 13: 9781912631186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176