William Williams (rugby union)
| Birth name | William Edward Osborne Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 December 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 June 1945 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Chepstow, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St John's School, Leatherhead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Edward Osborne Williams (15 December 1866 – 22 June 1945)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh. Williams was capped for Wales five times over a period of four years.
Rugby career
Williams was educated at
Arthur 'Monkey' Gould
.
Williams didn't play during the 1888 Championship, but played one game during the
Frank Hill, Williams found himself part of another away loss to Scotland, but this time was not in the squad that faced Ireland in the last game of the Championship. Williams played two more games for the Wales team, both in the 1890 Home Nations Championship. The opening game of the tournament saw Wales lose to Scotland, but Williams' last international match was a historic first win for the Welsh team over England. Williams may well have played in more international games, but while playing for Cardiff in an encounter against Newport in November 1890, Williams sustained a serious injury which ending his rugby career.[4] Williams had only just be given the captaincy of Cardiff, and his vice-captain, D.W. Evans
was promoted to captain after Williams' retirement.
International games played
Wales[5]
Bibliography
- Davies, D.E. (1975). Cardiff Rugby Club, History and Statistics 1876-1975. Risca: The Starling Press. ISBN 0-9504421-0-0.
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
- Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ^ William Williams player profile Scrum.com
- ^ The Quest Goes On, Being a Short History of the First Hundred Years of St John's School, Leatherhead, 1851-1951, by E.M.P. Williams, Leatherhead, 1951, p.50
- ^ Marshall, Francis Football; the Rugby union game (1892) Cassell and company Ltd. pg 265
- ^ Davies (1975), pg 35.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 473.