Griff Williams (rugby union)

Griffith Morgan Williams (30 June 1907 — 6 April 1991) was a Welsh international rugby union player.^[1]

Griff Williams

Full name	Griffith Morgan Williams
Date of birth	(1907-06-30)30 June 1907
Place of birth	Tynewydd, Wales
Date of death	6 April 1991(1991-04-06) (aged 83)
Place of death	Skewen, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1936 Wales 3 (0)

A steelworker, Williams was a giant second rower and played some rugby with Aberavon Quins before moving on to Aberavon RFC, where he formed a forward partnership with Wales international Ned Jenkins. He was capped for Wales in all three matches of their championship-winning 1936 Home Nations campaign.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Wales national rugby union players

References

1. "Welshmen Rise To The Heights In A Brilliant Victory". South Wales Evening Post. 3 February 1936.
2. "Griff, son of rugby, dies, 83". South Wales Evening Post. 10 April 1991.
3. "Obituary". South Wales Evening Post. 23 April 1991.

External links

• Griff Williams at ESPNscrum