What is J. P. R. Williams?
[[File:JPR Williams crop.jpg|thumb|Williams in July 2008]] '''John Peter Rhys Williams''' {{Small|[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] [[Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons|FRCS]]}} (2 March 1949 &ndash; 8 January 2024) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] player. He played as a fullback. He played for [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] between 1969 and 1981, making 55 appearances. He also played for the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] eight times. He started going by his [[Initialism|initials]] because there was another player named [[J. J. Williams (rugby union)|John Williams]]. Williams was born in [[Bridgend]]. Outside of playing rugby, he was a [[surgeon]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Williams|first1=J. P. R.|title=My Life in Rugby|date=2006|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|isbn=978 0 340 92308 5|page=20&ndash;21}}</ref> Williams died from [[bacterial meningitis]] at a hospital in [[Cardiff]], Wales on 8 January 2024, at the age of 74.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67912287 |title=JPR Williams: Wales and British and Irish Lions legend dies aged 74 |work=BBC Sport |date=2024-01-08 |accessdate=2024-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/08/jpr-williams-wales-and-lions-rugby-union-great-dies-aged-74 |title=JPR Williams, Wales and Lions rugby union great, dies aged 74 |work=The Guardian |date=2024-01-08 |accessdate=2024-01-08}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|John Peter Rhys Williams|J. P. R. Williams}} {{Wikiquote|JPR Williams|J. P. R. Williams}} * [http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/legends/jpr_williams.php J. P. R. Williams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909210837/http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/legends/jpr_williams.php |date=2015-09-09 }} at LionsRugby.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, J. P. R.}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Welsh rugby union players]] [[Category:Deaths from