Facts: - birth name: raymond william robert gravell - birth date: 12 september 1951 - ru amateuryears: 1970 -- 1985 1975 -- - ru amateurclubs: llanelli rfc barbarians - ru nationalpoints: -lrb- 4 -rrb- -lrb- 4 -rrb- - caption: gravell in action for the lions in 1980 - death date: 31 october 2007 - spouse: mari gravell - ru nationalcaps: 23 4 - name: ray gravell - school: burry port secondary modern school carmarthen grammar school - death place: malaga , spain - other: yes - birth place: kidwelly , wales - ru position: centre - ru nationalteam: wales british lions - ru nationalyears: 1975 -- 1982 1980 - nickname: grav - children: manon & gwennan gravell - image: ray gravell lions.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ray gravell .
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raymond william robert '' ray '' gravell -lrb- 12 september 1951 -- 31 october 2007 -rrb- was a welsh rugby union centre who played club rugby for llanelli rfc .at international level , gravell earned 23 caps for wales and was selected for the 1980 british lions tour to south africa .in his later career he would become a respected broadcaster and occasional actor .gravell was also a member of the gorsedd of bards , an honour bestowed on him for his contribution to the welsh language .at the eisteddfodau gravell was known by his bardic name '' ray o ' r mynydd '' and was given the ceremonial role of grand sword bearer .