Martyn Williams - Back row
CardiffHeight | 185 |
Weight | 100 |
Date Of Birth | 01/09/1975 |
Place Of Birth | Pontypridd |
Education | Coed-y-Lan Comprehensive School |
Clubs | Cardiff, Pontypridd |
Regions | Cardiff Rugby |
Honours | Wales, British and Irish Lions, Wales A, Wales RU U21, Wales RU U19, Wales Schools, Wales Students, Wales RU U15, Wales RU U16, Wales RU U18 |
Invitational | Barbarians |
Martyn Elwyn Williams played rugby for Pontypridd, with whom he won the 1996 - 97 Welsh league and moved to Cardiff in 1999 playing 83 games and then playing a further 143 with the Cardiff Blues. In 2002 he was made club captain, a position that he retained through the first three seasons of regional rugby. After gaining international caps at every junior level he won his first Wales cap in 1996 against the Barbarians, and reaching the milestone of 100 international appearances against the same opponents sixteen years. Known to everyone as 'Nugget' he was selected for the British and Irish Lions tours in 2001, 2005 and 2009. His retirement came at the end of the 2011 - 12 season and was awarded the MBE for services to rugby, he also has Honorary Fellowship of Cardiff University which was awarded in 2012.
His 'autobiography' - Martyn Williams, the magnificent seven - contains further details of his life and rugby career.
His 'autobiography' - Martyn Williams, the magnificent seven - contains further details of his life and rugby career.
COMPETITION | PLAYED | T | C | P | DG | PTS | YC | RC | |||
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2002-2003 Celtic League | 9 + 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
2002-2003 Heineken Cup | 4 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2002-2003 Principality Cup | 2 + 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
2002-2003 WRU National League | 5 + 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
2001-2002 Heineken Cup | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2001-2002 Principality Cup | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2001-2002 Welsh-Scottish League | 7 + 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
2000-2001 Heineken Cup | 7 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2000-2001 Principality Cup | 3 + 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
2000-2001 Welsh-Scottish League | 13 + 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
1999-2000 Heineken Cup | 7 + 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
1999-2000 Welsh-Scottish League | 12 + 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
1999-2000 WRU Challenge Cup | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |