Gareth Williams (rugby union, born 1954)

Gareth Williams
Date of birth(1954-11-06)6 November 1954
Place of birthBedlinog, Wales
Date of death12 May 2018(2018-05-12) (aged 63)
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
SchoolBridgend Grammar School
UniversityCardiff College of Education
Occupation(s)teacher and later Building Society Manager
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bridgend RFC ()
Barbarian F.C. ()
Glamorgan County RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–1982 Wales 5 (0)
1980 British and Irish Lions 0 (0)

Gareth Powell Williams (6 November 1954 – 12 May 2018)[1] was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Bridgend RFC. In 1980, he toured South Africa with the British Lions[2] as a replacement for the injured Stuart Lane.

He had suffered with multiple system atrophy since 2012 and had been bed-bound since 2017. He died in May 2018.[3]

He was the brother of Owain Williams.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Gareth Williams player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ Gareth Williams Lions profile lionsrugby.com
  3. ^ "Former Wales rugby forward Gareth Williams dies aged 63". BBC News. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ Thomas, Simon (13 September 2021). "Wales international Owain Williams dies three years after his brother". WalesOnline.