John Williams (rugby union, born 1927) explained

John Williams
Full Name:John Michael Williams
Birth Date:24 August 1927
Birth Place:Penzance, Cornwall, England
Death Place:Budock, Cornwall, England
School:Rugby School
University:University of Cambridge
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1951
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

John Michael Williams (24 August 1927 – 6 September 2000) was an English international rugby union player.

Williams was born and raised in Penzance, Cornwall. He attended Rugby School.[1]

A hard-running centre, Williams gained a Cambridge blue in 1949 and was club captain of the Cornish Pirates. He was capped twice for England in the 1951 Five Nations, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and Scotland at Twickenham.[2]

Williams was a solicitor turned industrialist and spent his later years living in Budock. He held the position of High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1990 and also served a period as President of Cornwall RFU.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Industrialist is new High Sheriff . West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser . 22 February 1990.
  2. Web site: John 'Ginger' Williams player at Penzance & Newlyn RFC - club history . www.pirates-rfc.co.uk.
  3. News: Former Pirate is CRFU chairman . . 4 July 1991.