Dickie Williams
For other people with the same name, see Richard Williams.
For the rugby union footballer of the 1880s, see Richard Garnons Williams. For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Richard Williams (rugby league).
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard L. Williams | |||||
| Nickname | Dickie | |||||
| Born | 16 March 1925 Mountain Ash, Wales | |||||
| Died | 26 March 1997 (aged 72) Leeds, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Weight | 13 st 0 lb (83 kg; 182 lb) | |||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Mountain Ash RFC | ||||||
| 1943–44 | Bristol RUFC | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1944–54 | Leeds | |||||
| 1954–55 | Hunslet | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1948–54 | Great Britain | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1947–53 | Wales | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| As of 14 May 2012 | ||||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Richard "Dickie" L. Williams (16 March 1925 – 26 March 1997 (aged 72)) born in Mountain Ash, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Mountain Ash RFC, and Bristol RUFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, and Hunslet, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6,[1] he died in Leeds.
Williams won 13 caps for Wales (RL) in 1947–1953 while at Leeds, and also won 12 caps for Great Britain (RL) in 1948–1954 while at Leeds.[2]
Dickie Williams also represented Great Britain while at Hunslet between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at wales.rleague.com
- Great Britain in Australia and New Zealand 1954
- Britain hold out Kiwis at Odsal
- Photograph "A new ground record" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Leeds' Odsal final hoodoo" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
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