Jiffy: 'I just hope one day we can find a cure'

WALES rugby legend Jonathan ‘Jiffy’ Davies has been made a CBE in the New Year Honours list, in recognition of his remarkable efforts to raise money for charity.

- JOHN JONES Reporter

The 63-year-old Trimsaran-born former dual-code international has been awarded the honour for his services to broadcasting and to people with cancer, having served as the president of Velindre cancer charity since 2009. He had started supporting the charity as a patron two years earlier, having tragically lost both his father and first wife Karen to cancer.

Since then, he has shown extraordinary commitment to the cause and transformed lives by helping to raise more than £50 million for the charity through several remarkable endeavours.

As well as running yearly golf days and huge overseas bike ride challenges all over America, as well as in Majorca, Jiffy also set up another charity cycling event to support both Velindre and Swansea Bay Health Charity to help raise funds for cancer services across both hospitals.

Jiffy's Cancer 50 Challenge was held for the fifth time this year, with the legendary fly-half joined by hundreds of riders to cycle 50 miles from Cardiff to Swansea and raise over £40,000 for charity.

After being awarded with an MBE and OBE in 1995 and 2015, the Welsh rugby legend has now been made a CBE, the highest available honour below a knighthood, in the latest honours list.