Cyril Williams (rugby union)
| Full name | Cyril Stoate Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 November 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stroud, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 November 1978 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Stoate Williams (17 November 1887 – 18 November 1978) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Williams played his rugby for Manchester and was praised by the 1906–07 Springboks as the best fullback they faced, having appeared against the touring South Africans with Lancashire.[1] He gained his only England cap standing in for Billy Johnston against France at Paris in 1910.[2]
Williams immigrated to British Columbia and served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Manchester Rugby Unionist Honoured". Manchester Courier. 30 November 1909.
- ^ "C. S. Williams Honoured". Athletic News. 28 February 1910.
- ^ "Obituary". Times Colonist. 21 November 1978.
External links
[edit]- Cyril Williams at ESPNscrum