MY LIFE IN RUGBY
THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER
BARRY WILLIAMS

Good memories: Barry Williams playing for the Lions in South Africa in 1997
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I’M nearly 25 years married now and a lot of what I achieved in the game couldn’t have been achieved without the support of my lovely wife, Diane. When I was selected to play for the British and Irish Lions in 1997, for example, the tour clashed with our wedding date but she didn’t mind me postponing it until after we got back from South Africa – she had no cho...