| 词条 | Gerwyn Williams |
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| name = Gerwyn Williams | image = | caption = | birth_name = Gerwyn Williams | nickname = | birth_place = Glyncorrwg, Wales | birth_date={{Birth date|1924|4|22|df=yes}} | death_date={{death date and age|2009|2|10|1924|4|22|df=yes}} | death_place = Clare, England | height = | weight = | ru_position = Fullback | ru_amateuryears = | ru_amateurclubs = Taibach RFC Devonport Services R.F.C. Royal Navy London Welsh RFC Llanelli RFC Middlesex Hampshire London Counties Barbarian F.C. | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | ru_amupdate = | ru_nationalteam = {{nowrap|Welsh Secondary Schools}} Wales | ru_nationalyears = 1950-1954 | ru_nationalcaps = 13 | ru_nationalpoints = (0) | ru_ntupdate = | ru_coachclubs = Cambridge University Blackheath F.C. London Counties | ru_coachyears = | ru_coachupdate = | other = | occupation = school teacher | spouse = | children = | relatives = | school = Port Talbot Grammar | university = Loughborough College | website = }} Gerwyn Williams (22 April 1924 – 10 February 2009) was a Welsh rugby union player, coach and author. BiographyWilliams was born in Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan, the son of Ephraim and Catherin (Hopkins) Williams. He attended Port Talbot grammar school and Loughborough College after serving in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1] Rugby careerWilliams began playing rugby in grammar school, and won his first cap as a U-15 player with Wales against England. He continued at Loughborough, playing on the College XV. As a professional, Williams played fullback for Llanelli RFC and London Welsh, as well as on the Wales national rugby union team from 1950 to 1954. He won his first senior cap in the Triple Crown deciding match against Ireland in 1950. In 1952, Williams played on the Grand Slam winning team, and he was the fullback in the last Wales team to beat the New Zealand All Blacks.[1] Post-rugby careerWilliams was forced to retire from rugby due to a recurring collar-bone injury. In his post-rugby career, he became a school PE teacher in Harrow Grammar school, before moving to private education at Whitgift School in Croydon. Williams was the author of four rugby union training manuals:[1]
He died in Clare, Suffolk. References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/gerwyn-williams-rugby-fullback-who-helped-wales-beat-the-all-blacks-1637580.html|title=Gerwyn Williams: Rugby full-back who helped Wales beat the All Blacks|date=5 March 2009|work=The Independent}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Gerwyn}} 13 : 1924 births|2009 deaths|Barbarian F.C. players|Llanelli RFC players|London Welsh RFC players|People educated at Port Talbot County Boys' Grammar School|Rugby union fullbacks|Taibach RFC players|Wales international rugby union players|Welsh rugby union coaches|Welsh rugby union players|Welsh sportswriters|People from Neath Port Talbot |
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