Sam Williams (rugby union)

For the rugby league footballer, see Sam Williams (rugby league).

Sam Williams (born c. 1862 – death unknown) was a rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British Isles, and at club level for Salford (captain), as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Salford were a rugby union club.

Sam Williams

Full name	Samuel Williams
Date of birth	c. 1862
Date of death	Unknown
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	11 st 9 lb (73.9 kg; 163.0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1881-90 Salford 170 () – Lancashire 4 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1888 British Isles 32

Playing career

Sam Williams played for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia.^[1]

References

1. "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

• Search for "Williams" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
• Statistics at lionsrugby.com
• Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
• The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
• Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April
• Lions tour to Australia, 1888... and 2013