In Strength and Shadow

Authors:

By Mervyn Davies, David Roach

Format:

Paperback

Availability:

In print, usually dispatched within 3-4 days.

Price:

£7.99

Tagged with:

Rugby Union, Biography, Mervyn Davies, Swansea RUFC, Wales

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Further Details

• Published: 8th Sep 2005
• ISBN: 1845960319
• Pages: 240

From the Publisher:

In March 1976, Mervyn was leading Swansea in a semi-final cup clash when he suffered a massive brain haemorrhage. From locker-room tales to the loneliness of rehabilitation, Mervyn writes about his many highs and lows, about losing rugby but regaining his life, and shares his thoughts on the days he spent in shadow and in strength.

Then, in March 1976, everything changed. Mervyn was leading Swansea in a semi-final cup clash when he suffered a massive brain haemorrhage. He began that fateful Sunday preparing for just another high-profile game but ended it fighting for his life. Wales, and the watching sporting world, could do nothing but wait and hope. And just when the odds seemed stacked irreversibly against him, Mervyn did what he had always done: he beat them. Mervyn's life story is one of what was, what might have been and what is. From locker-room tales to the loneliness of rehabilitation, Mervyn's account is funny, moving and honest. He writes about his many highs and lows, about losing rugby but regaining his life, and shares his thoughts on the days he spent in shadow and in strength.