Walter_Williams_(rugby_union)

Walter Williams (rugby union)

Walter Williams (rugby union)

Rugby player

Walter Johnson Williams (14 November 1943 — 10 March 1985) was a Welsh rugby union international.[1]

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Williams, a farmer from Clyne, was a prop and played his rugby for Neath RFC. He was capped twice for Wales during the 1974 Five Nations Championship, against Ireland and France, both of which ended in draws.[2]

In 1985, Williams stabbed his wife Janet to death and shot himself with a rifle in a murder–suicide in the kitchen of their Clyne family farm. He had been receiving treatment for depression since 1967 according to an inquest.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Cry the beloved rugby club". The Independent. 16 December 2001.
  2. [2]
    Thomas, Wally (1 February 1974). "Patient Walter wins that Welsh cap at long last!". Neath Guardian.
  3. [3]
    "Murder and suicide horror at farm house". Neath Guardian. 4 July 1985.
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