Gareth John Williams (born 19 December 1978) is a former
Wales
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international
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
player. A hooker, he played for
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Rugby () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams.
Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park. Originally formed in 1876, from 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding back ...
and was previously with his hometown club of
Bridgend
Bridgend (; or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Og ...
. He made his debut for Wales against France as a substitute in 2003. He made his first start for Wales against Scotland that same year.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man
Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.
Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad
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Williams retired in 2011 due to a recurring injury.
External links
Cardiff Blues profileBridgend profile
References
1978 births
Living people
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Rugby union hookers
Cardiff Rugby players
Bridgend RFC players
Rugby union players from Bridgend
People educated at Ysgol Brynteg
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