Sam Williams (rugby union)

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For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1890 and 1900s for Oldham, see . For the rugby union forward of the 1900s for England, see . For the rugby league footballer, see Sam Williams (rugby league). For the rugby union footballer who played in the 2010s for Ospreys, see .

Sam Williams
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Williams
Bornc. 1862
Diedunknown
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight11 st 9 lb (73.9 kg; 163.0 lb)
Rugby union
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1881–90 Salford 170
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1881–≤90 Lancashire 4
1888 British Isles 32 8 1

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[]

International honours[]

Sam Williams won cap(s) for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.[1]

Regional honours[]

Sam Williams was selected for the North versus the South, the first Salford player to achieve this.

County honours[]

Sam Williams won cap(s) for Lancashire while at Salford.

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links[]

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