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LEGEND: John Dawes captained and coached Wales and the Lions JOHN Dawes, the legendary former Wales and Lions captain and coach, has died at the age of 80. Dawes is the only man to have led the British and Irish Lions to a series victory in New Zealand after being skipper on the 1971 tour. The Abercarn-born centre won 22 caps for Wales after his debut in 1964 and was captain for the Grand Slam triumph in 1971 before heading off to face the All Blacks. Dawes became national coach and won...

LEGEND: John Dawes captained and coached Wales and the Lions JOHN Dawes, the legendary former Wales and Lions captain and coach, has died at the age of 80. Dawes is the only man to have led the British and Irish Lions to a series victory in New Zealand after being skipper on the 1971 tour. The Abercarn-born centre won 22 caps for Wales after his debut in 1964 and was captain for the Grand Slam triumph in 1971 before heading off to face the All Blacks. Dawes became national coach and won...

Community group hopes to engage with young people after fire in public park There are plans to develop the Welfare Ground in Rogerstone into a community garden space 15:58, 8 MAR 2021 Updated The fire is suspected to have been deliberate, though a resident behind a community group said it was "thoughtless, not malicious" Want Newport news straight to your inbox? Sign up to our newsletter!Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the info...