Griff Williams (rugby union)
| Full name | Griffith Morgan Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 June 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tynewydd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 April 1991 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Skewen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Griffith Morgan Williams (30 June 1907 — 6 April 1991) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
A steelworker, Williams was a giant second rower and played some rugby with Aberavon Quins before moving on to Aberavon RFC, where he formed a forward partnership with Wales international Ned Jenkins. He was capped for Wales in all three matches of their championship-winning 1936 Home Nations campaign.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Welshmen Rise To The Heights In A Brilliant Victory". South Wales Evening Post. 3 February 1936.
- ^ "Griff, son of rugby, dies, 83". South Wales Evening Post. 10 April 1991.
- ^ "Obituary". South Wales Evening Post. 23 April 1991.
External links
[edit]- Griff Williams at ESPNscrum