Gareth Powell Williams

Gareth Powell Williams (6 November 1954 – 12 May 2018)[1] was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Bridgend RFC. In 1980, he toured South Africa with the British Lions[2] as a replacement for the injured Stuart Lane.

Gareth Powell Williams
Date of birth(1954-11-06)6 November 1954
Place of birthBedlinog, Wales
Date of death12 May 2018(2018-05-12) (aged 63)
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
SchoolBridgend Grammar School
UniversityCardiff College of Education
Occupation(s)teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bridgend RFC
Barbarian F.C.
Glamorgan County RFC		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–1982
1980		 Wales
British and Irish Lions		 5
0		 (0)
(0)

He had suffered with Multiple system atrophy since 2012 and had been bed-bound since 2017. He died in May 2018.[3]

Notes
  1. Gareth Williams player profile Scrum.com
  2. Gareth Williams Lions profile lionsrugby.com
  3. "Former Wales rugby forward Gareth Williams dies aged 63". BBC News. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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