Raymond Norman Williams (25 April 1909 – 8 October 2001) was a New Zealand

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player. A

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, Williams represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1932. He played one match for the All Blacks, against Wellington, but was injured and never played first-class rugby again. Following the death of Phillippe Cabot in 1998, Williams was the oldest living All Black.

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