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Billy Williams - Prop

Swansea
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Billy Williams
Date Of Birth23/11/1929
Place Of BirthGower
ClubsSwansea, Gowerton
HonoursWales, British and Irish Lions
InvitationalCrawshays, Barbarians
W. O. G (Billy) "Stoker" Williams, a boiler maker and later a steelworker by trade won 22 caps for Wales between 1951 and 1956, scoring 2 tries. He toured with the British & Irish Lions to South Africa in 1955 playing in 16 games including 4 tests, leading the pack which dominated the Springboks in the 3rd. Captaining Swansea in 1955-56 & 1956-57, he played in the Swansea side that drew - 6 with the All Blacks and also in the Swansea sides that played South Africa in 1951 and 1960 and Australia in 1958.
A great loose head prop, he was speedy in open play and powerful in the tight scrums and mauls as well as employing his height as a surprisingly useful lineout jumper. He was picked by the Welsh selectors as a prop for his first Wales cap aged 22 having been playing in the second row for Swansea, a rare example of their insight into a players potential. He retired in 1962
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1949-1950 41 28 3 10 3 0 0 0 9
1950-1951 33 20 4 9 1 0 0 0 3
1951-1952 13 9 0 4 1 0 0 0 3
1952-1953 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953-1954 26 15 3 8 4 0 0 0 12
1954-1955 21 8 1 12 1 0 0 0 3
1955-1956 18 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
1956-1957 23 11 4 8 1 0 0 0 3
1957-1958 32 15 3 14 3 0 0 0 9
1958-1959 32 15 6 11 2 0 0 0 6
1959-1960 35 20 6 9 9 0 0 0 27
1960-1961 28 16 5 7 2 0 0 0 6
1961-1962 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 310 174 38 98 27 0 0 0 81