Gavin to deny train charges - Dec 11 2007
Rugby star Gavin Henson is to deny behaving in a disorderly manner when he is summoned to appear in court next month, his club has said.

Ospreys and Wales international Gavin, 25 - who became a father in September when girlfriend Charlotte Church had baby Ruby - is due to appear before Cardiff magistrates on January 14 in connection with allegations of drunken antics on a train.

Three friends who were with Gavin at the time of the alleged incident between London and Cardiff are also being summoned to appear in court on the same date.

All four are to be prosecuted for offences contrary to Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986.

A spokesman for the Ospreys said Gavin denied disorderly conduct and would not be facing disciplinary action from the club.

"Gavin vehemently denies the charge and the Ospreys are fully in support of him in this matter," he said.

"The club has spent a great deal of time over the past week speaking with Gavin and related parties surrounding the events that occurred on Sunday December 2.

"It is our judgment that Gavin's personal conduct itself was not such as to warrant direct disciplinary action by the Ospreys."

The spokesman added that both Gavin and the Ospreys would like to offer their apologies to passengers who were disturbed on the train journey.

The British Transport Police named the four men men as Gavin, Jamie Mark Griffiths, 26, David Norman, 33, and Matthew Rhys Williams, 25.

Gavin summoned over train incident - Dec 10 2007
Rugby star Gavin Henson is to be charged with disorderly conduct in connection with allegations of drunken antics on a train, British Transport Police have said.

Ospreys and Wales international Gavin, 25 - who became a father in September when girlfriend Charlotte Church gave birth to baby Ruby - is to be summoned in connection with a train journey on December 2.

Three friends who were with Gavin at the time of the alleged incident between London and Cardiff are also being summoned and all four will appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court next month.

A statement from the British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed the names and ages of the four men involved.

It said: "Four men are to be prosecuted for public order offences following a disturbance on the 19.37 First Great Western London Paddington to Cardiff train on the evening of Sunday December 2.

"At 9.25pm on December 2, BTP officers at Cardiff Central responded to a call to a group of men causing a disturbance on the train."

It named the four men as Gavin, from St Brides Major, Jamie Mark Griffiths, 26, from Bridgend, David Norman, 33, from Bridgend, and Matthew Rhys Williams, 25, from Wick.

All four are being summoned to Cardiff Magistrates’ Court for offences contrary to Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986.

A BTP spokesman said the legal representatives of all four men were informed of the decision to prosecute on Monday morning.

Charlotte names baby - Sept 24 2007
Charlotte Church and boyfriend Gavin Henson have named their new baby girl Ruby.

The singer gave birth on Thursday at the farmhouse she shares with Gavin in St Brides Major, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.

Ruby Megan Henson weighed in at 6 pounds 12 ounces.

A message posted by the webmaster of the singer’s internet site, www.charlottechurch.com, said: "I’ve just been chatting to Charlotte this morning and she told me that she and Gavin have chosen the name Ruby for their baby daughter.