Sam Williams (rugby union)
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| Full name | Samuel Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c. 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 9 lb (73.9 kg; 163.0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Williams (born c. 1862 – death unknown) was a rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British Isles, and at club level for Salford (captain), as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Salford were a rugby union club.
Playing career
[edit]Sam Williams played for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- Search for "Williams" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
- Statistics at lionsrugby.com
- Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
- The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
- Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April
- Lions tour to Australia, 1888... and 2013