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Williams won 55 Wales caps and started all eight Tests on victorious Lions tours to New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa three years later.
JPR Williams, who has died of bacterial meningitis aged 74, was one of the finest rugby union full-backs of all time and a courageous, highly competitive mainstay of the great Wales teams of the 1970s.
Wales’ JPR Williams, one of the greatest fullbacks to play rugby, died at the age of 74 on Monday after suffering bacterial meningitis.
PR Williams has died at the age of 74
JPR Williams, the Wales rugby great of the 1970s known for his fearlessness and swashbuckling attacking style, has died. “Bridgend Ravens are devastated to announce the passing of JPR Williams,” the club said in a statement on its website. Williams won 55 Wales caps and started all eight tests on victorious British and Irish Lions tours to New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa three years later.