Dennis A. Williams

Dennis Williams
Personal information
Full nameDennis Arthur Williams
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–80 Te Atatu
1981–?? Glenora
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–?? Auckland
New Zealand Māori
1971–81 New Zealand 31 4 4 1 21
Source: [1]

Dennis Arthur Williams[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league international.

Playing career

Williams was a Te Atatu Roosters player in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1977 he won the Rothville Trophy as player of the year and in 1980 he was the competition's leading goalscorer. In 1981 he again was the leading goalscorer, despite switching to local rivals the Glenora Bears.

Representative career

Williams celebrated his 18th birthday with a try in his first Test match against Great Britain during the New Zealand national rugby league team' successful tour in 1971.[3] Williams also represented New Zealand Māori.

On 21 June 1977, Williams captained Auckland to an upset win over Australia. The squad went on a grand slam, defeating the touring French and British sides in the same year.[4]

Legacy

In 1995 Williams was inducted by the New Zealand Rugby League as one of the inaugural Legends of League.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ WILLIAMS, Dennis Arthur 1971 - 75, 1977 - 78, 198 - Kiwi #490 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ^ Agnew, Ivan (8 November 2006). "When Ellerslie soared". Tamaki and Districts Times. Retrieved 29 October 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Warriors To Mark 30th Anniversary of Auckland's Unique Grand Slam Archived 11 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 19 August 2007