John Williams (rugby union, born 1946)
Birth name | Johannes Gerhardus Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 October 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Potgietersrus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Gerhardus "John" Williams (born 29 October 1946) is a former South African rugby union player and coach.[1]
Playing career
Williams played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for
Test history
No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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1. | France | 22–9 | Lock |
12 June 1971 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
2. | France | 8–8 | Lock | 19 June 1971 | Kings Park, Durban | |
3. | Australia | 19–11 | Lock | 17 July 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
4. | Australia | 14–6 | Lock | 31 July 1971 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground , Brisbane
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5. | Australia | 18–6 | Lock | 7 August 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
6. | England | 9–18 | Lock | 3 June 1972 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
7. | British Lions | 3–12 | Lock | 8 June 1974 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
8. | British Lions | 9–28 | Lock | 22 June 1974 | Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
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9. | British Lions | 13–13 | Lock | 27 July 1974 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
10. | France | 13–4 | Lock | 23 November 1974 | Le stade de Toulouse, Toulouse | |
11. | France | 10–8 | Lock | 30 November 1974 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
12. | New Zealand | 16–7 | Lock | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park, Durban | |
13. | New Zealand | 9–15 | Lock | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Coaching career
Williams was the Northern Transvaal coach from 1987 to 1991 and coached his team to the
1989 they shared the title with Western Province
. In 1992 Williams was appointed as Springbok coach.
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 450
References
- ^ "John Williams". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- OCLC 36916860.
- ISBN 0958423148.