Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JOHN LEWIS (1882 - 1916), Wales and Cardiff Rugby wing three-quarter, and coal exporter (Greenslade and Williams) Born 3 January 1882, the son of Edward Williams, Llwyncelyn, Whitchurch, Cardiff. He was one of the principals in the firm of Messrs. Greenslade and Williams, coal exporters, Cardiff Docks. After playing rugby for Whitchurch he joined the Cardiff club and played his first game for them in 1903. In 1909-10 he captained the Cardiff XV. He played for Wales seventeen times between 1906 and 1911, in
WINFIELD, HERBERT BENJAMIN (1879 - 1919), Wales and Cardiff Rugby full-back
WOOD, RONALD KARSLAKE STARR (1919 - 2017), botanist the United States, Germany and Australia. His publications and many international lecture tours gained him a wide reputation as the 'father' of plant pathology. In personal life he remain an unassuming man of simple tastes, and a lifelong supporter of Welsh rugby. He died of pneumonia on 26 April 2017 at Oakcroft House care home, West Byfleet, Surrey.
WOOLLER, WILFRED (1912 - 1997), cricketer and rugby player , and 2) Enid Mary James of Ogmore Vale in 1948, with whom he had three sons and two daughters. Whilst still a pupil at Rydal School he played rugby for Sale, and then represented Wales in 1933 against England in the memorable match when Wales won for the first time at Twickenham. He was awarded 18 caps between 1933 and 1939, playing a key role in the victory over New Zealand in 1935, and captained

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