Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1882)

Johnny Williams

Williams in Cardiff jersey
Birth name	John Lewis Williams
Date of birth	(1882-01-03)3 January 1882
Place of birth	Whitchurch,[1] Wales
Date of death	12 July 1916(1916-07-12) (aged 34)
Place of death	Corbie, France
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174.0 cm)[2]
Weight	11 st (70 kg)[2]
School	Cowbridge Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1899–1903 1903–1914 1905 Newport RFC Cardiff RFC London Welsh RFC ? 199[3] 1 ? 444 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1905 Glamorgan County RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1906–1911 1908  Wales Anglo-Welsh 17 2 (51) (0)
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Military career
Buried	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of the Somme  (DOW)

John Lewis Williams (3 January 1882 – 12 July 1916) was a Welsh international wing who played club rugby for Cardiff Rugby Football Club. A three times Triple Crown winner, out of seventeen appearances for Wales he was on the losing side only twice.

Williams began his first class rugby career with Newport RFC, playing for them from 1899 to 1903. He joined Cardiff RFC after moving to the town, and spent the rest of his career with the team. Shortly after joining Cardiff, he was invited to play for the Wales national rugby union team in 1906. He continued to represent Wales until 1911 becoming the country's top points scorer. Shortly after retiring, he enlisted in World War I, and was wounded in the Battle of the Somme, dying in France on 12 July 1916.