John Peter Rhys
Williams
Male
Wales
1949-03-02
Bridgend, Wales
2024-01-08
Cardiff, Wales
John Peter Rhys Williams MBE FRCS is a former Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales in international rugby during their Golden Era in the 1970s. He became known universally as J. P. R. Williams (or sometimes just as JPR) after 1973 when J. J. Williams (also John) joined the Welsh team.
An orthopaedic surgeon by profession.
Williams was born just outside Bridgend, Wales, and was educated at Bridgend Boys Grammar School (now Brynteg Comprehensive School) and then Millfield School in Somerset, as was his Wales teammate Gareth Edwards.
As well as being a rugby union player, Williams was also a successful tennis player at youth level, before fully committing to rugby. He won the 1966 British Junior title at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, beating David Lloyd 6–4, 6–4; this is often erroneously cited as being a Junior Wimbledon victory, including in J.P.R.'s autobiography, when in fact it was won by Vladimir Korotkov.
Williams has represented several cricket teams, particularly the Lord's Taverners team, between 1976 and 2004.
Williams studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, qualifying as a physician in 1973. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1980. Teddington Studios.[citation needed]
1965 - 1973
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16
1970 - Carmarthenshire Championships (Amateur)
1969 - Fort Walton Beach (Open)
1969 - Western Maryland Championships (Amateur)
Round 1
Jaidip Mukerjea 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Brian E. Fairlie 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Richard A. Russell 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Bob Howe 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-4
6-3
Round 1
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Mike Collins
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Roger Taylor 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-4
6-4
Final
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Adrian Francis M. (Dickie) Dillon
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Stuart Creed
4-6
6-1
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
John L. Rudd
6-3
6-4
6-4
Final
John de Mendoza 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-4
6-2
Final
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Bob Bias
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 1
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
M. Gaviss
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Manuel Santana 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Peter Curtis 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Bob Hetherington 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-4
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Michael H. (Mike) Machette 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-1
Final
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Stewart Brunner
3-6
10-8
6-3
Semifinals
Bobby Heald 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
John Paish 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
1-6
6-1
13-11
Round 1
Bob Howe 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-3
6-1
Round 2
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
M. Howells
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Gerald Battrick 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-2
Round 2
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Jeremy Cameron
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Richard N. Hawkes 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Paul Sullivan 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
9-7
12-10
6-2
Quarterfinals
John de Mendoza 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
7-5
4-5
ret.
Round 2
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Martin Ladbrooke
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Bill Bowrey 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
11-9
6-4
Round 2
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
J. Schlossen
8-6
6-0
Round 3
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Peter Templer
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Haroon Rahim 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Vinay Dhawan
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Haroon Rahim 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-1
6-1
Final
Gordon Smith 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
John Trump
6-4
6-3
6-2
Final
Bob Hetherington 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
4-6
5-7
6-4
6-4
6-3
Round 2
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
Shaher Mourad
9-11
6-4
6-0
Round 3
William H. (Bill) Hoogs Jr. (IV) 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-8
6-2
Round 2
Graham B. Primrose 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-0
6-4
Round 1
John Peter Rhys Williams 1 *
A.R. Horne
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Osamu Ishiguro 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Alan Mills 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Graham Stilwell 1 *
John Peter Rhys Williams
6-2
6-3