Walter Williams (rugby union)

Walter Williams

Full name	Walter Johnson Williams
Date of birth	(1943-11-14)14 November 1943
Place of birth	Clyne, Wales
Date of death	10 March 1985(1985-03-10) (aged 41)
Place of death	Clyne, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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]

See also

• List of Wales national rugby union players

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.

External links

• Walter Williams at ESPNscrum