Gerald Williams (rugby union) explained

Gerald Williams
Birth Date:21 October 1954
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1981–82
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

Gerald Williams (born 21 October 1954) is a Welsh former rugby union international.[1]

Born in Swansea, Williams attended Heol Gam Comprehensive School.[2]

Williams was a scrum-half, who played a lot of his rugby with Bridgend RFC, notably captaining them to a win over Australia at Brewery Field in 1981.[3] He gained four Wales caps across the 1981 and 1982 Five Nations Championships.[2]

Retiring as a player at age 34, Williams was briefly coach of the Glamorgan Wanderers.[4]

Williams joined South Wales Police in 1989, initially as a crime scene investigator, before beginning a long career as a fingerprint laboratory technician two years later. He was involved in investigating the scene of the Clydach murders.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gerald Williams . . 22 September 2006 . en.
  2. News: Former rugby international Gerald is a dab hand . Wales Online . 22 September 2006 . en.
  3. News: Tourists at cross-roads . . 29 October 1981.
  4. News: Ex-Wales star is new coach at Wanderers . . 27 April 1987.