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- Birth nameGareth Owen Edwards
- Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".
In 2003, in a poll of international rugby players conducted by Rugby World magazine, Edwards was declared the greatest player of all time. In 2007, former England captain Will Carling published his list of the '50 Greatest Rugby players' in The Telegraph, and ranked Edwards the greatest player ever, stating; "He was a supreme athlete with supreme skills, the complete package. He played in the 1970s, but, if he played now, he would still be the best. He was outstanding at running, passing, kicking and reading the game. He sits astride the whole of rugby as the ultimate athlete on the pitch".
- IMDb mini biography by: Dibyayan Chakravorty
- He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to Rugby.
- He lives in Wales.
- Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Sport and charitable services. He lives in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales.
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