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It is no secret that Kevin Hughes enjoys a little flutter on the gee-gees. On Sunday  20th November he noticed that a horse named "Lord Crewe" was running  in the 1 o'clock race at Exeter. Unable to resist the temptation he placed a bet. "Noddy" romped home at 6-1!

I make no apologies for publishing the following. Ray is an Old Wrexhamian of whom we can all be proud!

·       RAY WILLIAMS – RUGBY CV

·        PLAYING CAREER

Loughborough College, London Welsh, Northampton,

Moseley, East Midlands, North Midlands, North Wales,

Final Welsh Trial

·        PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

             Senior Technical Officer – Central Council of Physical Recreation 1956/67

             Coaching Organiser – Welsh Rugby Union 1967/79

             Deputy Secretary/Centenary Officer – Welsh Rugby Union 1979/81

             Secretary – Welsh Rugby Union 1981/88

             Tournament Director – Rugby World Cup 1991

·        HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

Churchill Fellow 1970

Chairman, British Association of National Coaches 1971/73 & 1975/77

President, National Association of Sports Coaches 1979/90

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WRU Committee 1993/97 – Vice Chairman 1995/97

Represented WRU on International Rugby Board 1993/97

Chairman, IRB Tours & Tournaments Committee 1995/97

Represented WRU on Five Nations Committee & Committee of Home Unions 1993/97

Chairman, Lions Committee 1995/97

President, Mid Glamorgan District Rugby Union 1999/2009

·        PUBLICATIONS

RFU Guide for Coaches 1967

WRU Wall Charts 1973

Rugby for Beginners (Souvenir Press) 1973

Skilful Rugby (Souvenir Press) 1976

·        FILMS & TV

RFU Filmlets 1964

HTV Coaching Series – Skilful Rugby 1971

This is Mini-Rugby 1973

BBC Coaching Series – Play Rugby 1974

Co-Producer BBC Wales – WRU Centenary Film 1980, “A Touch of Glory”

·        OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS

Coaching assignments in Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Fiji, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Sri Lanka & USA

Advising Hungary, Latvia & Lithuania

·        HONOURS

Fellow, National Association of Sports Coaches 1989

Appointed OBE 1995

Elected UK Coaching Hall of Fame 2002

Awarded Hon. BSc Loughborough University 2009

Elected Hon. Rotarian by Rotary Club of Haverfordwest 2010