Nantgaredig
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Nantgaredig is a village in Carmarthenshire
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The village is most notable for being the home of actor Julian Lewis Jones
. The winner of the 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup
, Norton's Coin, was trained by Sirrel Griffiths at his farm at Nantgaredig. The village is also the home of Welsh
rugby union
footballer Mefin Davies
who plays as a hooker in the Wales national rugby union team
and the Ospreys.
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
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The village is most notable for being the home of actor Julian Lewis Jones
Julian Lewis Jones
Julian Lewis Jones is a Welsh actor born in Anglesey, Wales in 1968. He has appeared largely in British television in shows such as Where the Heart Is and Caerdydd. In 2009, he starred in Clint Eastwood's drama film Invictus as the head of Nelson Mandela's bodyguard team.-References:...
. The winner of the 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup
1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 15, 1990. It was the 63rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Norton's Coin. The winner was ridden by Graham McCourt and trained by Sirrel Griffiths...
, Norton's Coin, was trained by Sirrel Griffiths at his farm at Nantgaredig. The village is also the home of Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer Mefin Davies
Mefin Davies
David Mefin Davies is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for the Ospreys and the Wales national rugby union team.Davies was born in Nantgaredig. He made his international debut on 8 June 2002 at Cape Town, South Africa...
who plays as a hooker in the Wales national rugby union team
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
and the Ospreys.