Owen Williams (rugby union, born 1991)
Owen Williams (born 2 October 1991) is a former Welsh rugby union player. A centre, he played club rugby for Cardiff Blues regional team.
| Birth name | Owen Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Having previously been selected for the Wales national rugby sevens team, in May 2013 Williams was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32-man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. He made his international debut against Japan on 8 June 2013[1] and maintained his place in the squad for Wales' Autumn internationals for 2013.[2]
While playing for the Cardiff Blues in the 2014 World Club Tens, he suffered a significant injury to his spine and has been recovering in a hospital since.[3] The injury left him paralysed from the chest down and needing to use a wheelchair.[4]
References
- Wales debut
- "Gatland names three uncapped players". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
- "Owen Williams: Cardiff Blues reveal player suffered spinal injury". BBC Sport. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Owen Williams reveals how he's overcome his heartbreak". 14 March 2017.
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