Clifford G. Williams (27 May 1939 – 2 February 2014) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

Monmouthshire County RFC Monmouthshire County RFC is a Welsh rugby union club that manages an invitational team, known as Monmouthshire that originally played rugby at county level. The team was made up of amateur players from sports clubs in the Monmouthshire region and ...

, at invitational level for Crawshays RFC, and at for club level Hafodyrynys RFC

Cross Keys RFC (

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), and

Newport RFC Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ...

, as a scrum-half, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hunslet,

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, and Swinton, as a .

Background

Cliff Williams was born in

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, Wales. He was one of two children. He died aged 74 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His funeral took place at

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, Leeds, and he is buried in his Hunslet team blazer in grave number 7 (coincidentally his shirt number in rugby league) at Whinmoor Cemetery, Leeds.

Playing career

International honours

Cliff Williams won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Hunslet in 1970.

County honours

Cliff Williams played for

(RU) during 1966, his final game of rugby union was the victory over Glamorgan County RFC.

Invitational honours

Cliff Williams played for Crawshays RFC (RU) during 1965.

Club career

Cliff Williams was signed by

as a replacement for

Bob Prosser Robert "Rob"/"Bob" Prosser (born 14 November 1943) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played invitational level rugby union (RU) for Crawshays RFC, and at club level fo ...

(who had joined rugby league club St. Helens). Williams made his début for Newport RFC against Wasps RFC on Saturday 23 October 1965, he joined Hunslet on Friday 27 May 1966.

References

External links

Profile at blackandambers.co.ukEx-Cross Keys, Newport and Wales rugby league star Cliff Williams diesCliff Williams
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Profile at swintonlionsrlc.co.uk
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