Bert Williams (rugby league)

Bert Williams
Personal information
Born(1914-07-31)31 July 1914
Forbes, NSW, Australia
Died14 March 1998(1998-03-14) (aged 83)
Playing information
PositionCentre / Wing
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 3
1937–38 Australia 3 0 0 0 0

Bert Williams (31 July 1914 – 14 March 1998) was an Australian rugby league player.

Biography

A three–quarter, Williams was a strongly built player at 14 stone and made his name in Group 9 Rugby League as a centre for West Wyalong.[1] He captained New South Wales Country and was capped once for New South Wales.[2] Through his job as a relief worker for Shell Oil, Williams was required to move around the state and from 1936 turned out for several other clubs, including Condobolin, Forbes, Goulburn and Mudgee.[3]

Williams won a place on the Kangaroos squad for their 1937–38 tour and departed with the team on his 23rd birthday. He featured on the wing in two of the three Test matches against England and gained a third cap in a match against France.[4] Another highlight of his tour was a hat–trick scored against Newcastle.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bert Williams". The West Wyalong Advocate. 29 June 1937. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "County Team Captain". The West Wyalong Advocate. 4 June 1937. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ ""Kangaroo" For Mudgee". The West Wyalong Advocate. 27 January 1939. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Plays Against France". The West Wyalong Advocate. 21 January 1938. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Williams' Day". The Labor Daily. 27 September 1937. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
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