Graham spent his career playing in the prop position and, alongside teammates Bobby Windsor and Charlie Faulkner, became part of the Viet Gwent, the legendary Pontypool front row. He experienced a high level of team camaraderie during his time at Pontypool are remembered with warmth and fondness during his talks as a rugby speaker.
Winning 41 international rugby caps for Wales, Price is one of the elite international rugby players of his era. Part of the Grand Slam winning Welsh teams of 1976 and 1978, he was revered for his earlier try scored on his international debut against France, which was later voted the 4th best ever try by a Welsh player. The team went on to win the match 25-10, their largest victory against the French since 1909. He also won 12 successive caps for the British and Irish Lions as a prop forward, further qualifying his international pedigree.
Price retired from competitive rugby in 1983 and has since been an active sports speaker on the after-dinner speaking circuit. He was presented with an MBE in 2007 for services to British sports and as recognition of his role as part of both the Wales International and British Lions teams.
As a rugby speaker Price specialises in issues of peak performance and sporting success, his essential role within the two national teams have afforded him an insight into how to maintain and maximize success and he brings this knowledge and understanding to his role as a sports speaker.
Successful as both a player and rugby speaker Graham Price MBE has both captivated and inspired audiences at numerous corporate functions and sporting events and Price was inducted into the Welsh Rugby Hall of Fame in 2005. He was also inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013 as part of the Best Team of All Time.
Outside his work, as a rugby speaker Price is also Welsh Ambassador for SOSIRBKITAID, a charity which helps children in some of the poorest countries in the world play rugby by providing them with unwanted kit collected in the UK.
