Bart Williams (rugby league)
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| Full name | Bart Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1976 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bart Williams is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for the London Broncos.
Playing career
[edit]Schoolboys
[edit]Bart Williams played 2 schoolboy tests against the Junior Kiwi team in 1994. In 1994, the Schoolboys hosted, and defeated, the touring Junior Kiwis. This marked the first appearance of a then 15-year-old Owen Craigie, who would represent the Schoolboys a record three times in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Future Australian internationals Brett Kimmorley, Ben Ikin and Luke Priddis were also in the side.
South Sydney
[edit]Represented South Sydney RLFC 1995–1997. The South Sydney Rabbitohs (often called Souths and The Bunnies) are a professional Australian rugby league team based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales.[3] They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital.
London Broncos
[edit]In 1998, as part of rugby league's "on the road" scheme London Broncos played Bradford Bulls at Tynecastle in Edinburgh in front of over 22,000 fans.
Success continued in 1998 with a first appearance in the Challenge Cup semi-finals, losing to Wigan. Head coach Tony Currie left the club at the end of the 1998 Super League season and was replaced by Dan Stains.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Dave Hadfield (7 August 1998). "West pays price for poor run at Widnes". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Dave Hadfield (19 September 1998). "London hit by Sullivan try spree". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 January 2011.