WALES rugby Grand Slam winner and Pontypool legend, Tony ‘Charlie’ Faulkner, has died aged 81.
Faulkner was a prop forward for Pontypool in their heyday in the 1970s and went on to win 19 caps for Wales.
Wales Front Row Rugby players from left to right Graham Price, Bobby Windsor and Charlie FaulknerGetty
His Wales debut came as they beat France 25-10 in Paris in 1975.
Each of Faulkner’s international appearances came alongside Pooler front-row team-mates Graham Price and Bobby Windsor.
After retiring, Faulkner went on to coach Newport.
Pontypool led the tributes to Faulkner, tweeting: “It [is] with huge sadness that Pontypool RFC has learned of the passing of one of its true greats.”
Former Wales, Cardiff and Pontypool fly-half and centre Mark Ring, who had coached with Faulkner, said he was “absolutely gutted” to hear of the rugby legend’s passing.
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