Gordon Bray

Gordon Bray

Gordon Bray AM (born 23 June 1949) is one of Australia's leading sports commentators. He is colloquially known "The Voice of Rugby".

Brought up in the Sydney suburb of Canada Bay and educated at the publicly funded Homebush Boys High School, Bray was a talented schoolboy rugby union footballer representing NSW Combined High Schools and subsequently Eastern Suburbs. While not pursuing a full time career in rugby, he has since made cameo appearances at several tournaments, including the Ettamogah Pub Sevens competition in Albury, the Hong Kong Tens and the World Classics in Bermuda.

He has previously commentated on nine Olympic Games, five Commonwealth Games, and more than 300 rugby internationals, including five Rugby World Cups. His broadcasting experience spans a career of over 40 years.

Bray has previously commentated for the ABC, BBC, Seven Network, and Network Ten before joining the Fox Sports, where he's currently employed.

In 2001 he was awarded an Australian Sports Medal for his services to sport, and in the June 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to rugby and the community. He is also a past recipient of the prestigious Penguin Award for sports broadcasting.

Gordon is the author of several books on rugby union as well as an autobiography titled From the Ruck published in 1997. He is an active Level 2 qualified referee and coach.

Gordon is an ambassador for Legacy Australia, a charity which supports war widows and their families. Legacy supported Gordon as a child after he lost his parents at an early age.

In 1999 Gordon had a street named after him in Lidcombe NSW, Gordon Bray Circuit.

Bray is married and has one son and a daughter.

External links

• Channel Seven biography
• Interview on The Sports Factor on ABC Radio National broadcast October 2003