Player

Martyn Williams - Back row

Cardiff
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Martyn Williams
Height185
Weight100
Date Of Birth01/09/1975
Place Of BirthPontypridd
EducationCoed-y-Lan Comprehensive School
ClubsCardiff, Pontypridd
RegionsCardiff Rugby
HonoursWales, 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
InvitationalBarbarians
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.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1999-2000 21 16 1 4 4 0 0 0 20
2000-2001 25 18 0 7 2 0 0 0 10
2001-2002 15 8 1 6 1 0 0 0 5
2002-2003 22 11 0 11 5 0 0 0 25
TOTAL 83 53 2 28 12 0 0 0 60
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Llandovery 20 19 0 1 684 307 90
Newport 21 18 0 3 701 390 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19