Charlie Faulkner

For other people named Charles Faulkner, see Charles Faulkner (disambiguation).

Charlie Faulkner

Full name	Anthony George Faulkner
Date of birth	27 February 1941(1941-02-27)
Place of birth	Ismaïlia, Egypt
School	St Mary's School, Newport
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Newport Saracens RFC Cross Keys RFC Pontypool RFC Barbarian F.C. Monmouthshire
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1975–1979 1977	Wales British Lions	19 0	(4) (0)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
1982-86	Newport RFC
Rugby union career

Anthony George "Charlie" Faulkner (born 27 February 1941)^[1] was a rugby union player of the 1970s and later a rugby coach.

He was born Anthony George Faulkner in Newport, Monmouthshire in February 1941.

Wales caps

He played his rugby as a Prop forward for Pontypool RFC in their heyday in the 1970s and attained 19 caps for Wales, making his international debut in 1975 at the age of 34, was a 1977 British Lion and later coached Newport.

The Pontypool Front Row

With Bobby Windsor and Graham Price he became part of the Pontypool Front Row also known as the Viet Gwent (a play on Viet Cong) and immortalised in song by Max Boyce.

He was a Judo Black Belt and a steelworker by trade - both factors conjoining to make him a formidable scrummager who was mobile in the loose, able to score tries even at international level.

notes

1. ^ Charlie Faulkner player profile Scrum.com

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Name	Faulkner, Charlie
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Date of birth	27 February 1941
Place of birth	Ismaïlia, Egypt
Date of death
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