John Williams (rugby union)
John Lewis Williams (born 28 May 1940) is a former Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies three times.[2]
| Birth name | John Lewis Williams[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 May 1940[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Dianne Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Williams was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1953–1958).[3] Post school he became a member of the Drummoyne District Rugby Football Club backline as a winger. He played in the only Drummoyne Grand Final team in 1961 and then switched to Randwick.
Representative career
He played his test matches against South Africa in 1963 and "scored one of the most famous tries in international rugby" when he clinched the Australian victory 11–9 in Johannesburg.[2] Williams claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of John Williams". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- Australian Rugby – The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 697: Williams, John Lewis (1940 – )
- Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 216
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