JPR Williams

nelliethehooker
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edited January 9 in Congratulations, Good Wishes & Kind Thoughts #1

Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby legend JPR Williams has died at the age of 74. What a player!!

"JPR died peacefully today at the University Hospital of Wales surrounded by his loving wife and four children, after a short illness, bravely battling bacterial meningitis"

One of the greatest who will be sadly missed.

RIP JPR

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  • mickysf
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    edited January 9 #2

    That ‘tackle’ on Jean-Francois Gourdon. Wouldn’t be allowed today! 

    RIP JPR

  • moulesy
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    edited January 9 #3

    I played a couple of (schoolboy) games at full back and I remember the sports master saying "your job is just to get hold of the ball and whack it in to touch"!

    That was the job of a full back in those days,  but JPR broke all the rules and turned that position into an extra attacker. 

    A marvellous player and, as so many of our sporting heroes now passed, a true gentleman of the game.

     

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  • mickysf
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    edited January 12 #5

    Fantastic footballers all, what a wonderful era for Welsh rugby. Still with us but not on the list would be Geoff Wheel in my opinion. That Pontipool front row, formidable! 

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