Dickie Williams

Richard "Dickie" L. Williams (16 March 1925 – 26 March 1997) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Mountain Ash RFC and Bristol RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Leeds and Hunslet, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6,[2]

For other people with the same name, see Richard Williams.
For the rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s, see Richard Garnons Williams. For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Richard Williams (rugby league).

Richard Williams
Personal information
Full nameRichard L. Williams
Born(1925-03-16)16 March 1925
Mountain Ash, Wales
Died26 March 1997(1997-03-26) (aged 72)
Leeds, England
Playing information
Weight13 st 0 lb (83 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Mountain Ash RFC
1943–44 Bristol RUFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–54 Leeds
1954–55 Hunslet
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–54 Great Britain 12 5 0 0 15
1947–53 Wales 13 8 0 0 24
As of 14 May 2012
Source: [1]

Background

Dickie Williams was born in Mountain Ash, Wales, and he died aged 72 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Dickie Williams won 13 caps for Wales (RL) in 1947–1953 while at Leeds, and also won 12 caps for Great Britain (RL) in 1948–1954 while at Leeds.[1]

Dickie Williams also represented Great Britain while at Hunslet between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[3]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
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