Graham Walters - Centre
Wales RLHeritage No | 322 |
Date Of Birth | 01/03/1953 |
Place Of Birth | Carmarthen |
Clubs | Bridgend Blue Dragons, Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC, Carmarthen Quins, Swansea |
Regions | Scarlets |
Honours | Wales RL |
Graham Walters won three caps for Wales after turning professional with Hull FC in 1978. His rugby career started as a youth with his local side Carmarthen Quins where he made 54 appearances in two different spells, scoring 21 tries. He also made appearances for Llanelli, Swansea and the Welsh Guards. Whilst with Hull, he turned out in the famous all-Hull Challenge Cup Final at Wembley, where Hull KR won 10-5. Following a spell at Wakefield Trinity, he returned to Wales and played eight games for Bridgend Blue Dragons before retiring from the game.
Outside of rugby, at the age of 15, he joined the junior Welsh Guards as a boy soldier. He was soon made Lance Corporal and climbed his way up the ranks eventually making junior Sergeant Major. After taking on every course possible that was made available to him Graham took on the role of PTI instructor, achieving the status of judo black belt and also became ABA champion boxer of the British Army. He joined the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards after leaving the position of junior guardsman. Being a marksman of all weapons, he also was assigned as a sniper. He became a Guards Para for 18 months then joined the SAS regiment, doing six tours of Northern Ireland of which three were undercover. During this time he was in active service in Belize and Cyprus. On returning to Wales, he became a teacher in schools teaching all martial arts and various outdoor activities such as abseiling, mountain climbing, and canoeing. He eventually founded the Magnum and Olympus Security companies where he was a personal bodyguard to the Queen Mother and celebrities such as Madonna, Celine Dion, Jimmy White, Virgin Records, also providing security eight times for the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Outside of rugby, at the age of 15, he joined the junior Welsh Guards as a boy soldier. He was soon made Lance Corporal and climbed his way up the ranks eventually making junior Sergeant Major. After taking on every course possible that was made available to him Graham took on the role of PTI instructor, achieving the status of judo black belt and also became ABA champion boxer of the British Army. He joined the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards after leaving the position of junior guardsman. Being a marksman of all weapons, he also was assigned as a sniper. He became a Guards Para for 18 months then joined the SAS regiment, doing six tours of Northern Ireland of which three were undercover. During this time he was in active service in Belize and Cyprus. On returning to Wales, he became a teacher in schools teaching all martial arts and various outdoor activities such as abseiling, mountain climbing, and canoeing. He eventually founded the Magnum and Olympus Security companies where he was a personal bodyguard to the Queen Mother and celebrities such as Madonna, Celine Dion, Jimmy White, Virgin Records, also providing security eight times for the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup.
PLAYER FOR | P | W | D | L | TRY | GOALS | DG | PTS | |||
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Wales RL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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