Walter Williams (rugby union) explained

Walter Williams
Full Name:Walter Johnson Williams
Birth Date:14 November 1943
Birth Place:Clyne, Wales
Death Place:Clyne, Wales
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1974
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Walter Johnson Williams (14 November 1943 — 10 March 1985) was a Welsh rugby union international.[1]

Williams, a farmer from Clyne, was a prop and played his rugby for Neath RFC. He was capped twice for Wales during the 1974 Five Nations Championship, against Ireland and France, both of which ended in draws.[2]

In 1985, Williams stabbed his wife Janet to death and shot himself with a rifle in a murder–suicide in the kitchen of their Clyne family farm. He had been receiving treatment for depression since 1967 according to an inquest.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Cry the beloved rugby club . . 16 December 2001 . en.
  2. News: Thomas . Wally . Patient Walter wins that Welsh cap at long last! . . 1 February 1974.
  3. News: Murder and suicide horror at farm house . Neath Guardian . 4 July 1985.