Action British and Irish Lions “Ripped shirt” Ray Gravell (Reserved Players number)

In 1980 the Llanelli and Wales legend Ray Gravell toured to South Africa with the British and Irish Lions. Ray played in all four tests scoring his second international try in the second test in Bloemfontein. On a typically physical South African tour Ray famously had the shirt almost ripped from his back- a moment which Richard never forgot! The World of Groggs marked this “rugby incident” by producing a limited edition of 13 action figures depicting Ray in that torn Lions shirt, characterising Ray’s do-or-die attitude to the game he loved. Twelve of these rare figures have long ago been sold but one – the players number 13 – was reserved for the Ray Gravell & Friends Charitable Trust https://grav13.cymru/. On the 31st of October a dinner is being held to help raise funds for the trust at Parc y Scarlets where this highly collectable piece will be auctioned.