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A record 33 Welsh Olympians represented Team GB at Paris 2024 - the largest Welsh contingent at an Olympics. And those Welsh Olympians bagged a record 13-medal haul, including three golds, three ...
John Peter Rhys Williams [1] MBE FRCS (2 March 1949 – 8 January 2024) was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales in international rugby during their Golden Era in the 1970s. He became known universally as J. P. R. Williams (or sometimes just as JPR ) four years after his Welsh debut, in 1973 when J. J. Williams (also John) joined ...
In November 2008, Shane Williams and Ryan Jones became the first Welsh players to be nominated in a group of five players for the World Rugby Player of the Year award, first awarded in 2001. Shane Williams was duly selected as the 2008 World Rugby Player of the Year. [37] Leigh Halfpenny was nominated in 2013 and Alun Wyn Jones in 2015.
Pages in category "British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
See List of Wales national rugby union team records; and List of Wales national rugby union players for a sortable list containing player caps and tries. Neil Jenkins was the first rugby player to surpass 1000 Test points. He holds several Welsh records, including the most points scored for Wales with 1049, the most successful penalty kicks for ...
On 27 November 2022 he was again named player of the match, scoring Leicester's fourth try in the win over London Irish. [11] In June, Reffell started the 2022 Premiership Rugby final as Leicester won 15-12 against Saracens. [12] Reffell scored the winning try as Leicester beat Exeter Chiefs on the opening day of the 2024-25 Premiership Rugby ...
Doris was born in Lacken, County Mayo. [1] Doris' first involvement with rugby was with Ballina.He attended boarding school from the age of 12 onwards at Blackrock College in Dublin, where he was a member of the victorious Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup team in 2014 [2] as well as captaining the 2016 side. [3]
Shane Mark Williams, MBE (born 26 February 1977) is a Welsh former rugby union player most famous for his long and successful tenure as a wing for the Ospreys and the Wales national team. He also played scrum-half on occasion. [1]