William Arthur Williams (9 September 1921 — 2 August 2002) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Full name | William Arthur Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Talywain, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 August 2002 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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A lorry driver from Talywain, Williams was a scrum-half and captained his local club Talywain RFC, prior to his recruitment in 1949–50 by Newport RFC, which were seeking a replacement for Haydn Thomas.[1][2]
Williams was called up by Wales to deputise an injured Rex Willis for the final two matches of their 1952 Five Nations campaign, with the team in contention for the grand slam. With Williams and Cliff Morgan as half-back partners, Wales won both remaining matches, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and France at Swansea, to claim their fifth grand slam.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "William Arthur (Billy) Williams". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- ^ "New Welsh Cap Honoured By Colleagues". South Wales Weekly Argus. 22 March 1952.
- ^ "Cardiff's Strong XV. for Newport clash". Western Mail. 27 February 1952.
- ^ "Welsh halves 'get together'". Western Mail. 28 February 1952.
External links
edit- Billy Williams at ESPNscrum