Springbok no. 450 · Lock

John Williams

Johannes Gerhardus Williams · Blue Bulls

13Tests

0Tries

2Tours

24Age at debut

Test career

197119731976

First test

12 Jun 1971, age 24 · Lock v France, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Last test

14 Aug 1976, age 29 · Lock v New Zealand, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Biography

John Williams was a very tall lock and a formidable line-out jumper who played 13 Tests between 1971 and 1976. Born in Johannesburg on 29 October 1946, he played for Northern Transvaal and toured Australia in 1971 and France in 1974. He later became a highly successful coach of Northern Transvaal. He died on 5 December 2024.

Test history

13 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
12 Jun 1971	France	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	W 22–9	Blue Bulls
19 Jun 1971	France	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	D 8–8	Blue Bulls
17 Jul 1971	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Lock	W 19–11	Blue Bulls
31 Jul 1971	Australia	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	Lock	W 14–6	Blue Bulls
07 Aug 1971	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Lock	W 18–6	Blue Bulls
03 Jun 1972	England	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	L 9–18	Blue Bulls
08 Jun 1974	Britain	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 3–12	Blue Bulls
22 Jun 1974	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	L 9–28	Blue Bulls
27 Jul 1974	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	D 13–13	Blue Bulls
23 Nov 1974	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Lock	W 13–4	Blue Bulls
30 Nov 1974	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Lock	W 10–8	Blue Bulls
24 Jul 1976	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 16–7	Blue Bulls
14 Aug 1976	New Zealand	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	L 9–15	Blue Bulls