Sam Williams (rugby union)

For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1890 and 1900s for Oldham, see Sam Williams (rugby). For the rugby union forward of the 1900s for England, see Samuel Williams (rugby union). For the rugby league footballer, see Sam Williams (rugby league). For the rugby union footballer who played in the 2010s for Ospreys, see Sam Williams (rugby union born 1989).

Sam Williams

Personal information
Full name	Sam Williams
Born	c. 1862
Died	unknown
Playing information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	11 st 9 lb (73.9 kg; 163.0 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1881–90 Salford 170 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≥1881–≤90 Lancashire 4 1888 British Isles 32 8 1
Source: espnscrum.com

Sam Williams (born c. 1862 – death unknown) was a rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British Isles, and at club level for Salford (captain), as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Salford were a rugby union club.

Playing career

International honours

Sam Williams won cap(s) for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.

Regional honours

Sam Williams was selected for the North versus the South, the first Salford player to achieve this.

County honours

Sam Williams won cap(s) for Lancashire while at Salford.

External links

• Search for "Williams" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
• Statistics at lionsrugby.com
• Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
• The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
• Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April
• Lions tour to Australia, 1888... and 2013