JPR Williams

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JPR Williams is a legendary Welsh rugby union fullback renowned for his key role in Wales’ dominant teams of the 1970s and his iconic performances for the British and Irish Lions.

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JPR Williams canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
rugby union fullback ⓘ
rugby union player ⓘ
awardReceived induction into the International Rugby Hall of Fame ⓘ
induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1949-03-02 ⓘ
educatedAt Millfield School ⓘ
St Mary’s Hospital Medical School ⓘ
era 1970s Wales national rugby union team ⓘ
familyName Williams ⓘ
fieldOfWork medicine ⓘ
orthopaedic surgery ⓘ
fullName John Peter Rhys Williams ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
Peter ⓘ
Rhys ⓘ
knownFor iconic sideburns and physical style of play ⓘ
long-range goal kicking ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Bridgend RFC ⓘ
British and Irish Lions ⓘ
London Welsh RFC ⓘ
Wales national rugby union team ⓘ
nationality Welsh ⓘ
notableAchievement key figure in Wales’ Grand Slam-winning sides of the 1970s ⓘ
starred on British and Irish Lions tours to New Zealand and South Africa in the 1970s ⓘ
notableWork key role in Wales rugby union team of the 1970s ⓘ
test series performances for the British and Irish Lions ⓘ
occupation orthopaedic surgeon ⓘ
rugby union player ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bridgend ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
positionPlayed fullback ⓘ
representedBy British and Irish Lions at international level in rugby union ⓘ
Wales at international level in rugby union ⓘ
scoringMethod drop goals ⓘ
penalty goals ⓘ
tries ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport rugby union ⓘ
sportNumberOfCaps 55 for Wales (approximate) ⓘ
8 for British and Irish Lions (approximate) ⓘ
styleOfPlay counter-attacking fullback ⓘ
powerful runner ⓘ
strong tackler ⓘ

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