Leslie Williams (rugby)

{{Short description|Wales international dual-code rugby footballer (1922–2006)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|first = RU

|name = Les Williams

|fullname = William Leslie Thomas Williams

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|birth_date = 10 May 1922

|birth_place = Mynydd-y-Garreg, Wales

|death_date = {{death date and age|2006|01|27|1922|05|10|df=y}}

|death_place = Falmouth, Cornwall, England

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|weight =

|ru_position = Wing, Centre

|position = {{rlp|WG}}

|ru_club1 = Llanelli RFC

|ru_year1start = 1949

|ru_year1end = 56

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|ru_club2 = Cardiff RFC

|ru_year2start = 1949

|ru_year2end = 56

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|club1 = Hunslet

|year1start = 1949

|year1end = 56

|appearances1 =

|tries1 = 116

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|ru_teamA = Wales

|ru_yearAstart = 1947

|ru_yearAend = 49

|ru_appearancesA = 7

|ru_triesA = 3

|ru_goalsA = 0

|ru_fieldgoalsA = 0

|ru_pointsA = 9

|teamA = Wales

|yearAstart = 1949

|yearAend = 53

|appearancesA = 15

|triesA = 5

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|teamB = Great Britain

|yearBstart = 1950

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|appearancesB = 0

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|retired = yes

|updated = 4 April 2010

|source = {{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/4920.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=scrum.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_player_archive.php?player=26421&includeref=dynamic|title=Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)|publisher=wru.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lionel-williams/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL) (URL misnamed with Lionel)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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William Leslie "Les" Thomas Williams (10 May 1922 – 27 January 2006) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC and Cardiff RFC, as a wing or centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Wales, and at club level for Hunslet, as a {{rlp|wg}} or {{rlp|ce}}.{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}