Christopher Williams (rugby union)
| Full name | Christopher Gareth Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 December 1950 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Gareth Williams (born 21 December 1950) is an English former rugby union international.
Williams, born in Pontypridd, Wales, moved to England aged seven.[1] His father was Pontypridd RFC rugby player Gareth Williams, a teacher by profession.[2] He attended Magdalen College School, Oxford and Lydney Grammar School.[3]
A fly-half, Williams played his early rugby for the Lydney and Headingley clubs, the latter while stationed in Catterick with the RAF.[3] He joined Gloucester in 1975 and the following year gained his solitary England cap against France at Parc des Princes, replacing Alan Old for the final Five Nations fixture. France won the match, but he set up England's only try.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Williams - the facts". Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer. 26 March 1976.
- ^ "Played for England". Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer. 24 April 1969.
- ^ a b "Williams, Chris". Gloucester Rugby Heritage.
- ^ "England crushed by the French pack". Western Daily Press. 22 March 1976.
External links
[edit]- Christopher Williams at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- English people of Welsh descent
- Rugby union players from Pontypridd
- Rugby union fly-halves
- People educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel
- Leeds Tykes players
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Gloucestershire County RFU players