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Gareth Edwards
Born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe the former rugby union footballer played scrum-half. A miner's son from Gwaun-cae-Gurwen. He won a scholarship to the elite Millfield Public School.

He first played for Wales in 1967 at the age of 19. Between 1967 and 1978 Edwards won 53 caps for Wales, including 13 as captain. He was Wales' youngest ever captain, gaining his first captaincy at the age of 20. During his era the Welsh side dominated the Five Nations Championship, winning the title seven times, including three grand slams.

He also played ten times for the British Lions, playing for the legendary 1971 Lions team that was the only such team to win a series in New Zealand and for the unbeaten 1974 side in South Africa. He now commentates on the game for the BBC and S4C, commentating for the latter in Welsh, his mother tongue.