Lionel Williamson

Lionel Williamson

Lionel Williamson (born Innisfail, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 70s. A talented winger, he played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Newtown club and also represented Queensland and Australia.

North Queenslander Williamson played a season with Halifax RLFC in 1964-65, also playing in the Queensland side from 1964 to 1967. Gaining selection in Australia's 1968 World Cup squad, he scored two tries in the Final against France. He moved to Sydney to play with Newtown from 1969 and played in the 1970 World Cup, again scoring in the Final to help Australia to victory. Williamson continued representing Australia until 1974 which was also his final year playing for Newtown.

External links

* [http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Lionel-Williamson_8721.aspx Lionel Williamson at yesterdayshero.com]
* [http://www.nqsports.com.au/index.php?page=29&person=57 Lionel Williamson at nqsports.com.au]
* [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Lionel_Williamson.html Lionel Williamson at stats.rleague.com]
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Lionel_Williamson.html Lionel Williamson at rugbyleagueproject.com]
* [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=6189 Lionel Williamson at nrlstats.com]
* [http://www.qrl.com.au/qrl_history/qld_rep_w.php Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au]


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