Ivor Williams (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 1 July 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 1 July 1983 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ivor Williams (1 July 1912 – 1 July 1983) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Originally an association footballer, Williams had three seasons as a goal-keeper with the Cardiff City FC reserves side, before switching to Cardiff RFC and later playing for Gloucester RFC.[1][2]
Williams, uncapped for Wales, was a back row forward and toured South Africa as a British Lion in 1938. He scored a try in his first match against Griqualand West, then was briefly sidelined when he was injured on a visit to Cango Caves, but returned to finish the tour with seven appearances, although he was overlooked for the Test matches.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Men who Shone at Rugby and Soccer". South Wales Evening Post. 24 March 1938.
- ^ "Ivor Williams to Retire From Rugby". Western Mail. 3 December 1938.
- ^ "Rugby Tourist Injured". South Wales Argus. 22 June 1938.
- ^ "#319 Ivor Williams". British & Irish Lions.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1983 deaths
- Welsh rugby union players
- Welsh men's footballers
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers who switched code
- Cardiff RFC players
- Gloucester Rugby players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union flankers