Leslie Williams (rugby)
Quick Facts
Biography
William Leslie "Les" Thomas Williams (10 May 1922 in Mynydd-y-Garreg – 27 January 2006 in Falmouth) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, and Cardiff RFC, as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 11 or 14, or 12 or 13, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
International honours
Williams won 15 caps for Wales (RU) in 1949–1953 while at Llanelli RFC in 1947 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and while at Cardiff RFC in 1947 against Australia, in 1948 against Ireland, and in 1949 against England, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Hunslet.