# Syd Williams
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{{short description|Wales dual-code international rugby footballer}}
{{other people||Sid Williams (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|first = RU
|name = Syd Williams
|fullname = Sydney Arthur Williams
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|birth_date = 17 April 1918
|birth_place = [Aberavon](/source/Aberavon), Wales
|death_date = 28 August 1976 (aged 58)
|death_place = [Neath](/source/Neath), Wales
|weight =
|ru_position = [Wing](/source/Rugby_union_positions)
|position = {{rlp|FB|WG|CE}}
|ru_club1 = [Aberavon RFC](/source/Aberavon_RFC)
|ru_year1start = ≤1939
|ru_year1end = 39
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|ru_club2 = [Barbarian F.C.](/source/Barbarian_F.C.)
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|club1 = [Salford](/source/Salford_Red_Devils)
|year1start = 1939
|year1end = 52
|appearances1 = 222
|tries1 = 81
|goals1 = 43
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 329
|club2 = → [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors)
|year2start = 1940([guest](/source/Loan_(sports)))
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|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
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|club3 = {{nowrap|→ [Oldham RLFC](/source/Oldham_RLFC)}}
|year3start = 1940([guest](/source/Loan_(sports)))
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|goals3 = 0
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|points3 = 0
|ru_teamA = [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team)
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|updated = 14 May 2012
|source =[{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/4682.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=scrum.com|date=31 December 2011}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_player_archive.php?player=26410&includeref=dynamic|title=Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)|publisher=wru.co.uk|date=31 December 2017}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/s-williams/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017}}]
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'''Sydney Arthur Williams''' (17 April 1918 – 28 August 1976) was a Welsh [dual-code international](/source/List_of_dual-code_rugby_internationals) [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) and professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team), and at club level for [Aberavon RFC](/source/Aberavon_RFC), as a [wing](/source/Rugby_union_positions),[{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}] He also appeared for [Wigan](/source/Wigan_Warriors) and [Oldham RLFC](/source/Oldham_RLFC) as a [World War II](/source/World_War_II) [guest](/source/Loan_(sports)) player.[{{cite book|last=Latham|first=Michael|title=They played for Wigan|year=1992|publisher=Mike R.L.|location=Adlington|isbn=978-0-9516098-2-8|author2=Gate, Robert}}]
==Background==
Williams was born in [Aberavon](/source/Aberavon), Wales, and he died aged 58 in [Neath](/source/Neath), Wales.
==International honours==
Syd Williams won three caps for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team) (RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1939 against England, Scotland, and Ireland,