Background
Williams was born in Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan, the son of Ephraim and Catherin (Hopkins) Williams.
Williams was born in Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan, the son of Ephraim and Catherin (Hopkins) Williams.
He attended Portuguese Talbot grammar school and Loughborough College after serving in the Royal Navy during World World War World War II
He continued at Loughborough, playing on the College XV. As a professional, Williams played fullback for Llanelli Reconstruction Finance Corporation and London Welsh, as well as on the Wales national rugby union team from 1950 to 1954. In 1952, Williams played on the Grand Slam winning team, and he was the fullback in the last Wales team to beat the New Zealand All Blacks. Williams was forced to retire from rugby due to a recurring collar-bone injury.
Williams was the author of four rugby union training manuals:
Modern Rugby (1964)
Schoolboy Rugby (1966)
Tackle Rugger This Way (1968)
Tackle Rugger (1975)
He died in Clare, Suffolk.