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| Wales rugby star Gavin Henson is to face court action over alleged "rowdy" antics on a train. | |
| Henson, 25, has been summonsed to appear before Cardiff magistrates accused of disorderly conduct. | Henson, 25, has been summonsed to appear before Cardiff magistrates accused of disorderly conduct. |
| The Ospreys centre and three friends will be prosecuted over allegations of drunken antics on a train from London to Cardiff eight days ago. | The Ospreys centre and three friends will be prosecuted over allegations of drunken antics on a train from London to Cardiff eight days ago. |
| Meanwhile two Newport Gwent Dragons players arrested in Italy outside a nightclub have been freed. | |
| The allegations against Henson and three friends were made on Sunday 2 December, when he was returning from a game which saw the Ospreys beat Harlequins. | |
| The other men facing prosecution are Jamie Mark Griffiths, 26, David Norman, 33, both from Bridgend, and Matthew Rhys Williams, 25, from Wick, Vale of Glamorgan. | The other men facing prosecution are Jamie Mark Griffiths, 26, David Norman, 33, both from Bridgend, and Matthew Rhys Williams, 25, from Wick, Vale of Glamorgan. |
| In a statement, British Transport Police (BTP) said: "Four men are to be prosecuted for public order offences following a disturbance on the 1937 First Great Western London Paddington to Cardiff train on the evening of Sunday, 2 December. | In a statement, British Transport Police (BTP) said: "Four men are to be prosecuted for public order offences following a disturbance on the 1937 First Great Western London Paddington to Cardiff train on the evening of Sunday, 2 December. |
| "At 9.25pm on 2 December, BTP officers at Cardiff Central responded to a call to a group of men causing a disturbance on the train." | "At 9.25pm on 2 December, BTP officers at Cardiff Central responded to a call to a group of men causing a disturbance on the train." |
| BTP said the men were being summonsed to Cardiff Magistrates' Court for offences contrary to Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. | BTP said the men were being summonsed to Cardiff Magistrates' Court for offences contrary to Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. |
| No court date has been set, but it is likely to be in January. | No court date has been set, but it is likely to be in January. |
| Henson, from St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan and his friends were questioned by British Transport Police (BTP) when the train arrived in Cardiff. | Henson, from St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan and his friends were questioned by British Transport Police (BTP) when the train arrived in Cardiff. |
| Henson's partner, singer and TV presenter Charlotte Church, had their first child, Ruby, in September. | Henson's partner, singer and TV presenter Charlotte Church, had their first child, Ruby, in September. |
| Meanwhile, after a separate incident in Italy, it is believed Newport Gwent Dragons players Rhys Thomas, 25, and Rhodri Gomer-Davies, 24, were given conditional discharges after appearing in court in Treviso on Monday morning. | |
| They had been held in jail after a fracas outside a nightclub in the city after their club's Heineken Cup victory over Treviso. | |
| The regional side confirmed two of its players had broken a team curfew on Saturday night after the 35-33 win. |