Leslie Williams (rugby)

William Leslie "Les" Thomas Williams (10 May 1922 – 27 January 2006) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC and Cardiff RFC, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 11 or 14, or 12 or 13,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Wales, and at club level for Hunslet, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[3][4]

For rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s for Leeds, and Doncaster; Thomas Leslie Williams, see Les Williams (rugby league).

William Leslie Thomas Williams
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Leslie Thomas Williams
Born10 May 1922
Mynydd-y-Garreg, Wales
Died27 January 2006(2006-01-27) (aged 83)
Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–56 Llanelli RFC
1949–56 Cardiff RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–49 Wales 7 3 0 0 9
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–56 Hunslet 116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–53 Wales 15 5
1950 Great Britain 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Williams was born in Mynydd-y-Garreg, Wales, and he died aged 83 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England.

International honours

Williams won 15 caps for Wales (RU) in 1949–1953 while at Llanelli RFC in 1947 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and while at Cardiff RFC in 1947 against Australia, in 1948 against Ireland, and in 1949 against England,[1] and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Hunslet.[3]

References
  1. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". scrum.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL) (URL misnamed with Lionel)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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