David Brynmor Williams (born 29 October 1951) is a Welsh dual-code international

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, and professional

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footballer. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for British Lions and

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, at invitational level for

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, and at club level for Cardiff RFC, Newport RFC and

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, as a Scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

, and at club level for Cardiff City (Bridgend) Blue Dragons, as a , i.e. number 7. Williams was born in Cardigan, and was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Penparc, Cardigan Grammar School and Cardiff College of Education. He is the elder brother of another top rugby player, Gwynfor Williams. His sons, Lloyd and Tom, are professional rugby players. Williams' rugby union international and club appearances were limited by the presence of first

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, and then

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in the same teams. He was capped three times for Wales (RU), and three times for the British Lions (RU). In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions when he had yet to be capped by Wales. He made his international début in the first test of the series against the

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at Athletic Park, Wellington, in June 1977 and went on to play in the first three tests before being replaced due to injury during the third match. He made his Wales début against Australia at Ballymore, Brisbane in June 1978 and scored a try on his début. His only two other appearances for Wales came in the 1981 Five Nations championship. Williams played club rugby for Cardiff RFC,

and Newport RFC. Williams is Welsh-speaking and is sometimes called upon as a pundit in the Welsh-language media. In 2016 Williams took up the voluntary role as Chair of

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Cymru, a charity dedicated to protecting outdoor space for play, sport and recreation. Williams was appointed

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(MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sport and charity in Wales.

International honours

Brynmor Williams won a

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for Wales (RL) while at Cardiff City Blue Dragons 1982 1-cap 1-try 3-points.

Note

Before the start of the 1984/85 season, Cardiff City Blue Dragons relocated from

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, to Coychurch Road Ground in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...

, and were renamed Bridgend Blue Dragons.

References

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