Wales and Pontypool rugby great Charlie Faulkner has passed away aged 81.
The news will prompt huge sadness throughout the sport, with the former loosehead prop known as one of the game’s great characters.
He rose to fame in the 1970s as part of the legendary Pontypool front row alongside Bobby Windsor and Graham Price. The trio attracted global fame, renowned for their ability on the pitch, with all three touring together with the British and Irish Lions in 1977, as well as their exploits off it.
