Gareth Williams (rugby union, born 1954)

Gareth Powell Williams (6 November 1954 – 12 May 2018)^[1] was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Bridgend RFC. In 1980, he toured South Africa with the British Lions^[2] as a replacement for the injured Stuart Lane.

Gareth Williams

Date of birth	(1954-11-06)6 November 1954
Place of birth	Bedlinog, Wales
Date of death	12 May 2018(2018-05-12) (aged 63)
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School	Bridgend Grammar School
University	Cardiff College of Education
Occupation(s)	teacher and later Building Society Manager
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Bridgend RFC () – Barbarian F.C. () – Glamorgan County RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1980–1982 Wales 5 (0) 1980 British and Irish Lions 0 (0)

He had suffered with multiple system atrophy since 2012 and had been bed-bound since 2017. He died in May 2018.^[3]

He was the brother of Owain Williams.^[4]