Martyn Elwyn Williams, Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire is a former Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player.
Education
In the Heineken Cup semi-final match against Leicester Tigers on 3 May 2009, Williams missed a crucial kick in the penalty shootout after the game had finished level after extra time, allowing Jordan Crane to step up and score the winning kick.
Career
A flanker, he was Wales" most-capped forward with 100 caps until surpassed by Gethin Jenkins on 30 November 2013. He remains Wales most capped back row forward. He captained Cardiff from 2002 until 2005, when Rhys Williams took over the role.
lieutenant was the first time that a professional rugby union match had been decided by a shootout.
In March 2012, Williams announced that he would retire at the end of the 2011-2012 season. Wales
His first appearance in the Five Nations Championship was against England in 1998.
He captained Wales for the first time against Scotland at Murrayfield in 2003. He was named RBS Six Nations player of the Championship (2005).
Williams announced his retirement from international rugby on 1 October 2007, following Wales" early exit from the 2007 Rugby World Cup only to make a surprise decision to return to international action when he was recalled by new Wales head coach Warren Gatland in January 2008.
Williams currently holds the Welsh record for most appearances in the Five and Six Nations championships, surpassing Gareth Edwards" record of 45 appearances in the third round of the 2009 Six Nations. British and Irish Lions
Williams was selected for the British and Irish Lions tours to Australia in 2001 and to New Zealand in 2005. He was also named as part of Ian McGeechan"s 37-man British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa in the summer of 2009.
He played centre-back for the Welsh Young Men’s Christian Association U16 football side.
In July 2012, Williams was made an honorary fellow of Cardiff University.
Membership
He was a key member of Wales Grand Slam winning side of 2008, and was considered by many to be one of the best players in the tournament. Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to rugby.