Robin Mcbryde
Robin McBryde was born in Bangor but grew up on Anglesey. He captained Llanelli when they won the Welsh Cup in 1998 and the Welsh Championship in 1999. He played 250 games for Llanelli and the Scarlets between 1994 and 2005. He gained 37 caps for Wales as a hooker between 1994 and 2005 and was selected for the British and Irish Lions 2001 tour to Australia, but was forced out of the tour by injury. He announced his retirement from rugby following surgery on his back. He was appointed coach of the Scarlets Regional Under 18 team, subsequently appointed forwards coach for the Welsh national team. He won the "Wales' strongest man" competition in 1992. In 2007, he took over the role of Grand Sword Bearer at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.