Dickie Williams

For other people of the same name, see Richard Williams.

For the rugby union footballer of the 1880s, see Richard Garnons Williams. For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Richard Williams (rugby league).

Richard Williams

Personal information
Full name	Richard L. Williams
Nickname	Dickie
Born	16 March 1925 Mountain Ash, Wales
Died	26 March 1997 (aged 72) Leeds, England
Playing information
Weight
Rugby union
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Mountain Ash RFC
1943–44	Bristol RUFC
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1944–54	Leeds
1954–55	Hunslet
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1948–54	Great Britain	12	5	0	0	15
1947–53	Wales	13	8	0	0	24
As of 14 May 2012
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Richard "Dickie" L. Williams (16 March 1925 – 26 March 1997 (aged 72)) born in Mountain Ash, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Mountain Ash RFC, and Bristol RUFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, and Hunslet, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, he died in Leeds.

Williams won 13 caps for Wales (RL) in 1947–1953 while at Leeds, and also won 12 caps for Great Britain (RL) in 1948–1954 while at Leeds.

Dickie Williams also represented Great Britain while at Hunslet between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at wales.rleague.com
• Great Britain in Australia and New Zealand 1954
• Britain hold out Kiwis at Odsal
• Photograph "A new ground record" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
• Photograph "Leeds' Odsal final hoodoo" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com