Percy Williams (1879-1947) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.
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| Full name | Lionel Percival Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1879 Russell, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1947 (aged 68) New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early years edit
Williams originally played rugby union for the City club in Auckland and represented Auckland.[1]
Playing career edit
He played club rugby for City in Auckland and also played for the Auckland representative team. He was signed by Wigan in August, 1910.[2] 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.[3]
In 1913 he was called into the New Zealand squad, joining them midway through their tour of Australia. He had been returning to New Zealand from England at the time.[4] Williams was said to be instrumental in New Zealand's 17-11 upset victory over New South Wales.[1]
Williams returned to New Zealand after the tour and in 1914 he played 7 matches for the City Rovers club in Auckland before announcing his retirement before the start of the 1915 season.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 49.
- ^ "Aucklanders in England". New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14453. 20 August 1910. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Percy Williams wigan.rlfans.com
- ^ WILLIAMS, Lionel Percival 1913 - Kiwi #99 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "The League Game/Notes and Comments". New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15906. 1 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2020.