In Strength and Shadow - The Mervyn Davies Story

Davies, Mervyn and Roach, David

ISBN 10: 1845960319 / ISBN 13: 9781845960315

Published by Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 2005

About this Item

Autobiography of Mervyn Davies, foreword by Willie John McBride, as new condition.

Seller Inventory # 014511

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Strength and Shadow - The Mervyn Davies Story
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845960319
• ISBN 13: 9781845960315
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rugby

About this title

Synopsis

Few rugby players have matched the achievements of Welshman Mervyn Davies, the shrewd, gutsy number 8 with the heart of a lion. In what was a remarkable career, he won 2 Grand Slams, 3 Triple Crowns, earned 38 consecutive Wales caps, was captain of his national team, and played in 2 victorious Lions tours. From the tail end of the 1960s through the first half of the glorious '70s period, "Merv the Swerve" cut an iconic figure in the world's great rugby arenas. Teammates and opponents respected him, fans loved him, and he was a natural leader of men both on and off the field.

About the Author

Mervyn Davies was born in 1946 and played for London Welsh, Swansea, the British Lions teams of 1971 and 1974, and the Welsh national side and in later years was chairman of the Welsh Rugby Former International Players Association. He died in March 2012 following a long battle against lung cancer, just one day prior to Wales' Grand Slam victory against France.

David Roach runs a copywriting agency called Red 10 Creative. He was born in Wales but now lives in Oxford. In 2002, he worked with former Llanelli and Wales scrum-half Rupert Moon on the acclaimed autobiography, Full Moon.