Gwyn Williams (birth year unknown – death year unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC,[2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, as a wing, centre, or second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][3]
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| Full name | Gwyn Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
International honours edit
Gwyn Williams won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Wigan in 1939.[1]
County Cup Final appearances edit
Gwyn Williams played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Wigan's 10-7 victory over Salford in the 1938–39 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Cardiff RFC Season Review 1938–1939". cardiffrfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "22nd October 1938: Salford 7 Wigan 10 (Lancashire Cup Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.