Tudor Williams
| Date of birth | 23 December 1898 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cwarter Bach, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 July 1922 (aged 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Electrician | ||||||||||||||||
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Tudor Williams (23 December 1898 – 24 July 1922) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
Williams came from Cwarter Bach and was a product of Cwmllynfell RFC.[2]
A scrum–half, Williams gained his only Wales cap during the 1921 Five Nations, as a halfback partner to his Swansea teammate Billy Bowen in a win over France at Cardiff Arms Park.[3]
Williams worked as an assistant electrician at Blaencaegurwen Colliery. While working underground in 1922, Williams was electrocuted after coming into contact with a live wire. He was 23 years of age.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online.
- ^ "Played Against France". Western Mail. 25 July 1922.
- ^ "National Rugby's Double Bill". Dundee Courier. 24 February 1921.
- ^ "International's Death". Western Mail. 27 July 1922.
External links
- Tudor Williams at ESPNscrum (archive)