Anthony Buchanan

Anthony Buchanan played for Llanelli RFC for ten seasons and was selected for Wales in the inaugural Rugby World Cup, his retirement from playing coinciding with the game going professional. Buchanan stayed with his beloved Llanelli, becoming the first paid team manager in the Welsh game. He was later voted on to the WRU Board and chosen as Wales' representative on the International Rugby Board, as well as becoming chairman of the International Referees Selection Panel. In that capacity, he was...See more

Anthony Buchanan played for Llanelli RFC for ten seasons and was selected for Wales in the inaugural Rugby World Cup, his retirement from playing coinciding with the game going professional. Buchanan stayed with his beloved Llanelli, becoming the first paid team manager in the Welsh game. He was later voted on to the WRU Board and chosen as Wales' representative on the International Rugby Board, as well as becoming chairman of the International Referees Selection Panel. In that capacity, he was heavily involved in the last two Rugby World Cups, before deciding to step down following Japan 2019. Geraint Thomas is an experienced author who has published numerous non-fiction titles about Rugby Union and other subjects, and specialises in biographies. His book 'A Raid Over Berlin' (Parthian, 2018) topped the Amazon bestsellers list and appeared on the Sunday Times Bestsellers List. 'Terry Davies: Wales's First Superstar Fullback' (Y Lolfa, 2016) reached the shortlist for the 2017 Cross Sports Book of the Year and 'Glenn Webbe: The Gloves Are Off', co-authored with Webbe, was shortlisted in the 2020 Sports Book of the Year Awards. Thomas was also shortlisted for 2016 News Reporter of the Year in the Media Wales Awards. See less