David Brynmor Williams (born 29 October 1951) is a Welsh former

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and

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player. A dual-code international, he won three caps for the British Lions and three for

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in rugby union, and one in rugby league for

. A scrum-half, he played rugby union for

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and

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at club level, and in rugby league for

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, also as a . Williams was born in Cardigan, and was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Penparc, Cardigan Grammar School and Cardiff College of Education. He is the elder brother of another rugby player,

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. His sons, Lloyd and

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, are professional rugby players. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions when he had yet to be capped by Wales. He made his international debut in the first test of the series against

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at Athletic Park, Wellington, in June 1977 and went on to play in the first three tests before being replaced due to injury during the third. He made his Wales debut against Australia at Ballymore, Brisbane in June 1978 and scored a try on his debut. His only two other appearances for Wales came in the 1981 Five Nations championship. Williams' rugby union appearances were limited by the presence of first

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, and then

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in the same club and national teams. Williams is Welsh-speaking and is sometimes called upon as a pundit in the Welsh-language media. In 2016 Williams took up the voluntary role as Chair of

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Cymru, a charity dedicated to protecting outdoor space for play, sport and recreation. Williams was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to sport and charity in Wales.

International honours

Brynmor Williams won a

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for Wales (RL) while at Cardiff City Blue Dragons 1982 1-cap 1-try 3-points.

Note

Before the start of the 1984/85 season, Cardiff City Blue Dragons relocated from

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, to Coychurch Road Ground in

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, and were renamed Bridgend Blue Dragons.

References

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