Walter Williams (rugby union)

Walter Williams
Full nameWalter Johnson Williams
Born(1943-11-14)14 November 1943
Clyne, Wales
Died10 March 1985(1985-03-10) (aged 41)
Clyne, Wales
Rugby union career
Position Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974 Wales 2 (0)

Walter Johnson Williams (14 November 1943 — 10 March 1985) was a Welsh rugby union international.[1]

Williams, a farmer from Clyne, was a prop and played his rugby for Neath RFC. He was capped twice for Wales during the 1974 Five Nations Championship, against Ireland and France, both of which ended in draws.[2]

In 1985, Williams stabbed his wife Janet to death and shot himself with a rifle in a murder–suicide in the kitchen of their Clyne family farm. He had been receiving treatment for depression since 1967 according to an inquest.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cry the beloved rugby club". The Independent. 16 December 2001.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Wally (1 February 1974). "Patient Walter wins that Welsh cap at long last!". Neath Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Murder and suicide horror at farm house". Neath Guardian. 4 July 1985.
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