BRENDAN GALLAGHER WITH HIS PERSONAL MEMORIES OF THE INIMITABLE RAY PROSSER WHO HAS DIED AT 93

SOMEHOW I always imagined Ray Prosser would escape the Grim Reaper. It seemed ludicrous that such a man, such a force of nature, could suddenly cease to be. Last week though that moment duly arrived and Welsh Rugby – in some turmoil at present – was for once united in its outpourings of grief and head-shaking wonderment at his achievement as the Pontypool coach for 18 years.
Pross transcended rugby. It was civic pride that drove him on. His team’s persona – even in the...