John Williams (rugby union, born 1940)
| Birth name | John Lewis Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 May 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Dianne Williams | ||||||||||||||||
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John Lewis Williams[1] (born 1940) is a former Australian rugby union player who represented for the Wallabies three times.[2]
Early life[edit]
Williams was born on 28 May 1940[1] in Sydney and attended Newington College (1953–1958).[3] Post-school he became a member of the Drummoyne District Rugby Football Club backline as a winger. He played in the only Drummoyne Grand Final team in 1961 and then switched to Randwick.
Representative career[edit]
He played his test matches against South Africa in 1963 and "scored one of the most famous tries in international rugby" when he clinched the Australian victory 11–9 in Johannesburg.[2] Williams claimed a total of three international rugby caps for Australia.
References[edit]
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