Sydney Arthur Williams (17 April 1918 – 28 August 1976) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC, as a wing, i.e. number 11 or 14,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a fullback, wing, or centre, i.e. number, 1, 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[3][4] He also appeared for Wigan (Heritage № 441) and Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 380) as a World War II guest player.[5]
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| Full name | Sydney Arthur Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1918 Aberavon, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 August 1976 (aged 58) Neath, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Williams was born in Aberavon, Wales, and he died aged 58 in Neath, Wales.
International honours edit
Syd Williams won three caps for Wales (RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1939 against England, Scotland, and Ireland,[1] and won five caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford from 1940 to 1952.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". scrum.com. 31 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ Latham, Michael; Gate, Robert (1992). They played for Wigan. Adlington: Mike R.L. ISBN 978-0-9516098-2-8.