Gareth Powell Williams (6 November 1954 – 12 May 2018)[1] was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Bridgend RFC. In 1980, he toured South Africa with the British Lions[2] as a replacement for the injured Stuart Lane.
He had suffered with multiple system atrophy since 2012 and had been bed-bound since 2017. He died in May 2018.[3]
He was the brother of Owain Williams.[4]
Notes
- ^ Gareth Williams player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Gareth Williams Lions profile lionsrugby.com
- ^ "Former Wales rugby forward Gareth Williams dies aged 63". BBC News. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (13 September 2021). "Wales international Owain Williams dies three years after his brother". WalesOnline.
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