John Williams (rugby union, born 1940) explained

John Williams
Birth Name:John Lewis Williams
Birth Date:28 May 1940
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ru Position:Wing
Repyears1:1963
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:3
Spouse:Dianne Williams
School:Newington College

John Lewis Williams[1] (born 1940) is a former Australian rugby union player who represented for the Wallabies three times.[2]

Early life

Williams was born on 28 May 1940[1] in Sydney and attended Newington College (1953–1958).[3] Post-school he became a member of the Drummoyne District Rugby Football Club backline as a winger. He played in the only Drummoyne Grand Final team in 1961 and then switched to Randwick.

Representative career

He played his test matches against South Africa in 1963 and "scored one of the most famous tries in international rugby" when he clinched the Australian victory 11–9 in Johannesburg.[2] Williams claimed a total of three international rugby caps for Australia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of John Williams. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. Australian Rugby – The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 697: Williams, John Lewis (1940 –)
  3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 216