Rugby World Cup final referee Nigel Owens has received an honorary degree from Swansea University. Mr Owens, of Mynyddcerrig in Carmarthenshire, received an honorary LLD (Doctor of Laws) from the College of Law. He said he was "humbled" to be ...
Concluding there was no solution, he attempted suicide, and was saved only by the last-minute intervention of paramedics. In Mynyddcerrig today, he is a hero. A large banner, bearing his name and photograph is strung across the entrance to Maeslan, the ...
People from Nigel Owens' home village are celebrating his role refereeing the Rugby World Cup final. Mynyddcerrig, in Carmarthenshire, has been decorated with bunting and banners following his appointment. Owens will take charge of the final, taking ...
Mynyddcerrig residents are going all out for the 2015 final, between New Zealand and Australia, which kicks off in Twickenham on Saturday a 4pm. Fans have put bunting up on the estate Mr Owens, who featured in documentary True to Myself on BBC One ...
... world's best - learned a few days ago he would be in charge of the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia. And he tweeted this picture of the greeting he got when he returned to his tiny home village of Mynyddcerrig in Carmarthenshire.
The Pontyberem-based official, originally of Mynyddcerrig, who came out as gay in 2007, told the Star: "It's a shame that this happens, but I'm glad for the support. "Keith Wilson (who wrote the letter) and others like him deserve praise for calling ...