Owain Williams

Welsh rugby union player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroWelsh rugby union player
PlacesWales
wasAthlete Rugby union player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1965
Death12 September 2021 (aged 56 years)
Family
Siblings:Gareth Powell Williams
The details

Biography

Owain Llewelyn Williams (1964 – 12 September 2021) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a back row forward for Glamorgan Wanderers, Bridgend, and Cardiff, and the national team. He was the brother of Gareth Williams. He played for Cardiff 221 times, and in the course of his career was in two Welsh Cup-winning sides and also appeared in the inaugural Heineken Cup. He had four children, two of whom, Teddy and Henri, are also rugby players.

After his career in rugby, Williams became a production designer for film and television, namely for the BBC medical drama Casualty.

In 2006 Williams received eye surgery as a result of suffering from cancer. He died at age 56 from cancer.

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