Birth name | Brian Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Deri, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 December 2023 | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Cardiff College of Education St Luke's College, Exeter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Price (30 October 1937 – 18 December 2023) was a Wales international rugby union player. Price first played international rugby for Wales in 1961 after impressing in the Barbarians squad against South Africa. He was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand playing in all four tests, and spent the majority of his career playing at club level for Newport. A teacher by profession he later became a journalist and sports presenter for radio and television. In 2006 he became President of the Former Player Association.