Percy Williams (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel Percival Williams | |||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1910–1913 | Wigan | 111 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1913 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Percy Williams was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.
Early years
Williams originally played rugby union and represented Auckland.[1]
Playing career
Williams played for Wigan for three seasons between 1910/11 to 1912/13. During this time he played in 111 matches for the club in the Lancashire League, including in the 1911 Challenge Cup final loss.[2]
In 1913 he was called into the New Zealand squad, joining them mid-way through their tour of Australia.[3] Williams was said to be instrumental in New Zealand's 17-11 upset victory over New South Wales.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 49.
- ↑ Percy Williams wigan.rlfans.com
- ↑ WILLIAMS, Lionel Percival 1913 - Kiwi #99 nzleague.co.nz
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