Tony Gray (rugby coach)
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Anthony John "Tony" Gray (born 14 June 1942 in Stoke-on-Trent
), is a former Wales international rugby union
player and former Head Coach of the Wales national rugby union team
. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Newbridge
and London Welsh.
As a coach he took the Welsh team to third place in tha inaugural Rugby World Cup. A feat not yet equalled.
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
), is a former Wales international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player and former Head Coach of the Wales national rugby union team
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Newbridge
Newbridge RFC
Newbridge RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Newbridge, Caerphilly in South Wales. Newbridge RFC was formed in 1888 and gained admission to the WRU in 1911...
and London Welsh.
As a coach he took the Welsh team to third place in tha inaugural Rugby World Cup. A feat not yet equalled.