William Williams (rugby, born 1866)

William Edward Osborne Williams (15 December 1866 – 22 June 1945)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh. Williams was capped for Wales five times over a period of four years.

William Williams
Birth nameWilliam Edward Osborne Williams
Date of birth(1866-12-15)15 December 1866
Date of death22 June 1945(1945-06-22) (aged 78)
Place of deathChepstow, Wales
SchoolSt John's School, Leatherhead
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1886-1890 Cardiff RFC
London Welsh RFC		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1887-1890 Wales 5 (0)

Rugby career

Williams was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead.[2] He first came to prominence as a rugby player while representing Cardiff, a team he captained after Charlie Arthur.[3] Williams was first selected for the Welsh national rugby team in a game against Scotland as part of the 1887 Home Nations Championship. Williams was one of three new Welsh caps chosen for the match, along with half-back George Bowen and full-back Hugh Hughes. The game was a one-sided affair with Scotland scoring 12 tries without reply. Despite the crushing defeat the selectors kept faith with the squad, making few changes. Williams was reselected for the next game of the Championship, played at Birkenhead, which Wales won, mainly thanks to a drop goal from Arthur 'Monkey' Gould.

Williams didn't play during the 1888 Championship, but played one game during the 1889 tournament. Under the captaincy of Frank Hill, Williams found himself part of another away loss to Scotland, but this time was not in the squad that faced Ireland in the last game of the Championship. Williams played two more games for the Wales team, both in the 1890 Home Nations Championship. The opening game of the tournament saw Wales lose to Scotland, but Williams' last international match was a historic first win for the Welsh team over England. Williams may well have played in more international games, but while playing for Cardiff in an encounter against Newport in November 1890, Williams sustained a serious injury which ending his rugby career.[4] Williams had only just be given the captaincy of Cardiff, and his vice-captain, D.W. Evans was promoted to captain after Williams' retirement.

International games played

Wales[5]

Bibliography
  • Davies, D.E. (1975). Cardiff Rugby Club, History and Statistics 1876-1975. Risca: The Starling Press. ISBN 0-9504421-0-0.
  • Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
  • Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
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References
  1. William Williams player profile Scrum.com
  2. The Quest Goes On, Being a Short History of the First Hundred Years of St John's School, Leatherhead, 1851-1951, by E.M.P. Williams, Leatherhead, 1951, p.50
  3. Marshall, Francis Football; the Rugby union game (1892) Cassell and company Ltd. pg 265
  4. Davies (1975), pg 35.
  5. Smith (1980), pg 473.
Rugby Union Captain
Preceded by
Charlie Arthur		 Cardiff RFC Captain
1890-91		 Succeeded by
David William Evans
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