Percy Williams (New Zealand rugby league player)
Percy Williams (birth unknown – death unknown) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.
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| Full name | Lionel Percival Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early years
Williams originally played rugby union and represented Auckland.[1]
Playing career
Williams played for Wigan for three seasons between 1910/11 to 1912/13. During this time he played in 111 matches for the club in the Lancashire League, including in the 1911 Challenge Cup Final loss.[2]
In 1913 he was called into the New Zealand squad, joining them midway through their tour of Australia.[3] Williams was said to be instrumental in New Zealand's 17-11 upset victory over New South Wales.[1]
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References
- John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 49.
- Percy Williams wigan.rlfans.com
- WILLIAMS, Lionel Percival 1913 - Kiwi #99 nzleague.co.nz
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