Barry Hugh Williams (born 6 January 1974 in

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) is a

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international

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player. He played hooker. In 1997, he toured South Africa with the

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and at the time played club rugby for

Neath RFC Neath Rugby Football Club () is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Indigo Premiership for Season 2024/25. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The team is known as the All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a whi ...

. He has previously played for

Llandovery RFC Llandovery RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The club is an inaugural member of the Welsh Rugby Union, currently play in the Super Rygbi Cymru and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, a Pro14 club. L ...

Llanelli RFC Llanelli Rugby Football Club () is a Welsh rugby union club founded on 30 March 1872. The club's historic home ground was Stradey Park in Llanelli, but they moved in 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent Pemberton. The club song is " ...

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and the

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. He is the current coach of Llandeilo RFC. It has been announced that he will be Head Coach at Llangennech RFC for the 2010/11 season.

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1974 births Living people British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales Llandovery RFC players Llanelli RFC players Neath RFC players Ospreys (rugby union) players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Carmarthen Swansea RFC players Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Richmond F.C. players {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub