Dickie Williams

For other people of 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).

Richard L. Williams

Personal information
Full name	Richard L. Williams
Nickname	Dickie
Born	16 March 1925(1925-03-16) Mountain Ash, Wales
Died	26 March 1997(1997-03-26) (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
1943–1944	Bristol RUFC
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off/Five-eighth
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1948–1954	Great Britain	12	5	0	0	15
1947–1953	Wales	13	8	0	0	24
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Richard "Dickie" L. Williams (born 16 March 1925(1925-03-16) in Mountain Ash — died 26 March 1997(1997-03-26) (aged 72) in Leeds) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Mountain Ash RFC, and Bristol RUFC, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, and Hunslet, playing at Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.^[1]

International honours

Dickie Williams won caps for Wales (RL) while at between Leeds 1947…1953 13-caps, and also won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds between 1948…1954 12-caps.^[2]

Dickie Williams also represented Great Britain while at Hunslet between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).^[3]

References

1. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dickie_Williams/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
3. ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0954835530

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

Persondata
Name	Williams, Richard
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1925-03-16
Place of birth	Mountain Ash, Wales
Date of death	1997-03-26
Place of death	Leeds