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Title: RIP JJ Williams
Post by: Mr Larrington on 29 October, 2020, 06:30:37 pm

JJ Williams, former Wales and Lions great, dies aged 72 (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/29/jj-williams-former-wales-and-lions-rugby-great-dies-aged-72).

Title: Re: RIP JJ Williams
Post by: Jaded on 29 October, 2020, 07:12:24 pm

Yes, quite sad, not a great age.

Saw him score a try at Murrayfield, 77.

Title: Re: RIP JJ Williams
Post by: ElyDave on 29 October, 2020, 07:49:35 pm

too young to see him play, but have seen the footage.

Far too young.

Title: Re: RIP JJ Williams
Post by: Wowbagger on 29 October, 2020, 08:06:48 pm

One of the greatest wingers to wear a Lions jersey.

Looking through his list of caps, I saw him play in two matches, both against England at Twickenham (1976 and 1978) but I don't recall him doing anything special in either. No-one did anything special in the 1978 match because it was a horrible wet afternoon and Phil Bennett scored all Wales' points from penalty kicks.

I've just watched the 1976 highlights and I thought for a minute that I'd remembered the wrong match as I thought the weather was much better than it was. But I recall very well JPR's second try, in which he was close to colliding with the post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP0vpGobpAQ&ab_channel=TheWelshSportNostalgiaChannel

A cameo performance from the late Frank Bough in that.