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JJ Williams RIP

clive
clive Posts: 19,442
in Other Football and Sports

Legendary Wales, British and Irish Lions and Llanelli wing JJ Williams has died at the age of 72.

He scored 12 tries in 30 Tests as Wales won four Five Nations titles, including two Grand Slams, during the 1970s.

A former sprinter who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games, Williams also scored five tries in seven Tests for the Lions across two tours.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54571230

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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    One of the all time greats, a superb sportsman and gentlemen to boot.
    RIP......JJ......RIP.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Terrific winger.  Saw him play for Cambridge in the Varsity game at Twickenham when I was a teenager. Sadly, the light blues lost! RIP
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,899
    Reckon he was the quickest...RIP 
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Fabulous Rugby player. RIP.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Great rugby player who was perhaps underrated a bit, given the other great names around at the time in that legendary Welsh side of the seventies, and a GB standard sprinter too in his prime.

    RIP JJ.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    lolwray said:
    Reckon he was the quickest...RIP 

    JJ was a Welsh sprinter in the Commonwealth games and was lightening on the rugby field.

    Not to be confused with Doctor JPR Williams who played at the same time.
    (For the non rugby fans or youngsters)

    Superb record for Wales and the British Lions.

    RIP JJ Williams.


  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    One of the stand out players in an awe inspiring Welsh side - a magnificent rugby player.

    RIP JJ
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    R.I.P.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Part of a truly great Welsh side

    RIP JJ
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,776
    Yes. A magnificent rugby player. RIP JJ. What a team that Welsh team was. 
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    RIP
  • stockportaddick
    stockportaddick Posts: 1,130
    RIP JJ
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    A great player in a great team. RIP JJ
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Great player, great loss.

    Gyda cymdymdeimlad.

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏉




  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    part of one of the great Welsh teams of the 1970s .. 30 caps and 12 tries, when tries were worth 4 points ..  72 is no great age nowadays .. R I P
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,983
    RIP JJ.
    My first thought was that it was JPR who is still very much alive.
  • johnnyhumphrey
    johnnyhumphrey Posts: 449
    As much as it was galling to see him and that wonderful Welsh team trample England game after game back in the day,when we could get behind JJ as a British Lion it was amazing to have him on your side.His play was like getting the proverbial genie back into the bottle and the All Blacks and Springboks had no answer to him.A wonderfully fluent runner,a very intelligent player and a joy to behold.Another sad loss.RIP,great Welshman(from an Englishman).
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    RIP JJ.
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    A name synonymous with my childhood watching every sport that ITV and BBC showed. RIP JJ. 
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    Been said a couple of times already but he was a great player in a great Welsh side.

    RIP JJ
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  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    RIP JJ , magnificent for Wales and the Lions , big part of watching rugby on TV as a school boy , terrific pace.

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