Brynmor Williams

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Brynmor Williams
MBE
Birth nameDavid Brynmor Williams
Date of birth (1951-10-29) 29 October 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Cardigan, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (12 st 6 lb)
SchoolYsgol Gynradd Penparc; Cardigan Grammar School
University Cardiff College of Education
Notable relative(s) Gwynfor Williams, Lloyd Williams, Tom Williams
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Cardiff RFC ()
1977–79 Newport RFC ()
Swansea RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977 British Lions 3 (0)
1978–81 Wales 3
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1982 Cardiff Blue Dragons
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1982 Wales 13

David Brynmor Williams MBE (born 29 October 1951) [1] is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league player. A dual-code international, he won three caps for the British Lions and three for Wales in rugby union, and one in rugby league for Wales.

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A scrum-half, he played rugby union for Cardiff, Newport and Swansea at club level, and in rugby league for Cardiff City Blue Dragons, also as a scrum-half. [2]

Williams was born in Cardigan, and was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Penparc, Cardigan Grammar School and Cardiff College of Education. He is the elder brother of another rugby player, Gwynfor Williams. His sons, Lloyd and Tom, are professional rugby players.

In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions when he had yet to be capped by Wales. He made his international debut in the first test of the series against New Zealand at Athletic Park, Wellington, in June 1977 and went on to play in the first three tests before being replaced due to injury during the third. He made his Wales debut against Australia at Ballymore, Brisbane in June 1978 and scored a try on his debut. His only two other appearances for Wales came in the 1981 Five Nations championship. Williams' rugby union appearances were limited by the presence of first Gareth Edwards, and then Terry Holmes in the same club and national teams.

Williams is Welsh-speaking and is sometimes called upon as a pundit in the Welsh-language media. [3] In 2016 Williams took up the voluntary role as Chair of Fields in Trust Cymru, a charity dedicated to protecting outdoor space for play, sport and recreation. [4]

Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sport and charity in Wales. [5]

International honours

Brynmor Williams won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Cardiff City Blue Dragons 1982 1-cap 1-try 3-points. [6]

Note

Before the start of the 1984/85 season, Cardiff City Blue Dragons relocated from Ninian Park in Cardiff, to Coychurch Road Ground in Bridgend, and were renamed Bridgend Blue Dragons.

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References

  1. Brynmor Williams player profile Scrum.com
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN   978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. S4C: Chwe Gwlad 2009 (Welsh) Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 23 September 2015
  4. "Brynmor Williams announced as new Chair of Fields in Trust Cymru". Fields in Trust. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B25.
  6. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.