Dennis A. Williams

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Dennis Williams
Personal information
Full name Dennis Arthur Williams
Born 1952 (age 71–72)
Playing information
Position Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–1980 Te Atatu
1981–19?? Glenora
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–19?? Auckland
New Zealand Māori
1971–1981 New Zealand 31 4 4 1 21
Source: RLP

Dennis Arthur Williams[1] is a former New Zealand rugby league international.

Playing career

Williams was a Te Atatu Roosters player in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1977 he won the Rothville Trophy as player of the year and in 1980 he was the competitions leading goalscorer. In 1981 he again was the leading goalscorer, despite switching to local rivals the Glenora Bears.

Representative career

Williams celebrated his 18th birthday with a try in his first Test match against Great Britain during the New Zealand Kiwis' successful tour on 1971.[2] Williams also represented New Zealand Māori.

On the 21 June 1977, Williams captained Auckland to an upset win over Australia. The squad went on a grand slam, defeating the touring French and British sides in the same year.[3]

Legacy

In 1995 Williams was inducted by the New Zealand Rugby League as one of the inaugural Legends of League.

References

  1. ↑ WILLIAMS, Dennis Arthur 1971 - 75, 1977 - 78, 198 - Kiwi #490 nzleague.co.nz
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Warriors To Mark 30th Anniversary of Auckland's Unique Grand Slam rleague.com, 19 August 2007
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