Gareth Williams (rugby union, born 1954)
Date of birth | 6 November 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bedlinog, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 May 2018 | (aged 63)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bridgend Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Cardiff College of Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | teacher and later Building Society Manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ Gareth Williams player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Gareth Williams Lions profile lionsrugby.com
- ^ "Former Wales rugby forward Gareth Williams dies aged 63". BBC News. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (13 September 2021). "Wales international Owain Williams dies three years after his brother". WalesOnline.