Percy Williams (Australian rugby league player)
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Full name | Percy Edmond Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1910 Marrickville, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 July 1996 Ramsgate, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percy Edmund Williams (1910-1996) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1930s.
A Souths junior, Percy Williams became a long serving and valuable member of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 1930s. He played seven seasons with the Rabbitohs between 1931-1938 and also captained the club during the mid 1930s.
Williams was a dual premiership winner with Souths, playing halfback in the 1931 and 1932 Grand Final teams.
Percy Williams represented New South Wales on 8 occasions between 1932-1938 and was selected on the 1937-38 Kangaroo Tour, playing in two tests against England and two tests against New Zealand. He finished his career at Newtown, playing two seasons (1940-1941) and was Captain-Coach in 1941. Later, he coached St George Dragons in 1945 and Sydney Roosters in 1948. [3]
Percy Williams died on 10 July 1996, aged 86. [4]
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Rugby League Project Coaches
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ( ISBN 1875169571)
- ↑ St George & Sutherland Shire Leader: Death Notice 18/7/1996