THERE are many examples of illustrious families to be found in the history books of the game but none, surely, to match one born to a coalminer in the village of Taffs Well.
All eight Williams brothers played for Cardiff, not the odd appearance but a staggering aggregate total of almost 1,500. Lloyd made it into the top four in chronological order, the fourth of the eight arriving some time after the most famous Williams – Bleddyn, the eternal prince of centres.
A scrum-half whose physical presence enabled him to double up as an extra back row forward whenever the situation demanded, ...