Owen Williams (born 2 October 1991) is a former Welsh

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player. A centre, he played club rugby for

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regional team. Having previously been selected for the

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, in May 2013 Williams was selected in the

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32-man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. He made his international debut against Japan on 8 June 2013 and maintained his place in the squad for Wales' Autumn internationals for 2013. While playing for the

in the 2014 World Club Tens, he suffered a significant injury to his spine and has been recovering in a hospital since. The injury left him paralysed from the chest down and needing to use a wheelchair.

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