Charles Derek "CD" Williams (24 November 1924 – 19 September 2014) was a

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sportsman who played international rugby union for Wales. He also played first-class cricket for the Oxford University Cricket Club. As a cricketer, Williams was a Glamorgan Colts player in 1945 and played with the Glamorgan Second XI until 1953, but was unable to break into their County Championship team. His only first-class appearance was for Oxford University, against Gloucestershire, in 1946. Coming in at six in the batting order, Williams scored just 3 and 0 in his two innings. He also played Minor Counties cricket for

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, in 1949 and 1950. Williams, a forward, wasn't capped for the Wales national rugby union team until he was 30, making his debut in 1955, against France at

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. In his second Test the following year, Williams scored the try which secured the

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for Wales, in a 5-3 win over France in Cardiff. His try was controversial as he had come very close to the dead-ball line and television replays also showed that teammate Geoff Whitson had knocked on earlier in the passage. He played most of his club rugby for the

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, which he captained, making a total of 248 appearances. Derek Williams died on 19 September 2014 at the age of 89.Welsh rugby mourns the passing of 'CD' Williams
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