Pumas coach Santiago Phelan has recruited former French World Cup captain and IRB World Player of the Year Fabien Galthie into his back room team for the three Test European tour next month.
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Gough named as Ospreys captain
The Ospreys have handed Ian Gough the captain’s armband for the Magners League meeting with Glasgow on Friday evening.
LV= sponsors rugby’s Anglo-Welsh tournament
Insurance, investments and pensions group LV=, is the new title sponsor of the LV= Cup, rugby’s Anglo-Welsh tournament, the joint competition managed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).
Blackwood man in court after Terrorism Act arrest
A Blackwood man arrested under the Terrorism Act has been remanded in custody after being charged with explosive, gun and terror offences.Darren Tinklin, 24, faced six charges at City of Westminster Magistrates’…
Dead Rhymney man named
A 43-year-old man found dead at an address in Hafod Y Mynydd, Rhymney, has been named by police.The body of James Mark Hamley, who had recently moved to Rhymney from Bargoed, was…
Aberbargoed teen apologises for helicopter laser light
A 17-year-old who shone a laser light at a police helicopter has met its crew to apologise for putting their lives in danger.
The teenager, called Dennis, met the crew of the Eurocopter EC 135T2I, which is used by Gwent Police, at its RAF St Athan base.
Dennis apologised for shining a laser pen at the helicopter in July this year.
Two bailed over unexplained Rhymney death
Two people arrested in connection with an unexplained death of a 43-year-old Rhymney man have been released on bail pending further inquiries.A 44-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were arrested by Gwent…
Blackwood men questioned under Terrorism Act
Three men are being questioned under the Terrorism Act after they were arrested at a Blackwood address.Gwent Police arrested the three in Blackwood on suspicion of drugs offences on Wednesday.After further inquiries,…
Fortnightly bin rounds begin next week
Fortnightly rubbish collections will start on Monday throughout the county borough.Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it has reduced the weekly collection to help encourage people to recycle.The usual weekly recycling collection…
New scheme for Caerphilly town after Assembly knock back
A notorious eyesore at the top of Caerphilly town could soon be replaced with shops and homes.A planning application to tear down Lawrence House, also known as the CoCo building, on the…