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Martyn Williams

DOB	1st Sep 1975
Birthplace	Pontypridd, Wales
Height	1.85 m (6' 1")
Weight	97 kg (15 st 3 lb)
Position	Back Row
Club	Cardiff Blues
Honours	Wales (100 caps)

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Player Biog

Martyn Williams is a legendary figure in British and Irish rugby and the most-capped Welsh player in the history of the Five and Six Nations.

The veteran openside flanker could reach 100 international caps by the close of the year, having already made 91 appearances by the start of 2010.

Martyn has been a Cardiff Blues player since the collapse of the Celtic Warriors and had made 49 Magners League starts by the end of 2009.

The former Pontypridd star made his Wales debut back in 1996 and had previously played for Wales Schools, U19, Students and ‘A’.

He has appeared at three World Cups and on three successive British & Irish Lions tours.

Martyn won Test honours with the Lions in both 2005 and 2009, making his first start in the Lions’ third and final encounter with the Springboks on their recent tour of South Africa.

A Grand Slam winner in both 2005 and 2008, Martyn was named RBS Player of the Tournament during the first of those triumphs.

Martyn retired from international rugby after Wales’ premature exit from the 2007 World Cup but reconsidered his decision and is still a regular starter for Warren Gatland’s team.

Up close and personal…

Nickname	Nugget
Pets	None
Car	Audi A3
Do you collect anything?	Red Wine
If you could change one thing in the world what would it be?	I’d make sure there were no taxes
If you could invite any 4 people for dinner who would you invite and why?	Mick Jagger, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicholson, George W Bush
What sporting event anywhere in the world would you pay the most to go and see?	The Superbowl or the US Masters golf
Do you have any superstitions?	None
Where are you most likely to be found off the rugby pitch?	Dropping off the kids for some sort of activity!
Do you play any other sports?	I play golf (badly) and soccer
Tell us an interesting fact about yourself

Favourite...

Meal	Full English cooked breakfast
Type of Magners (Original, Pear or Draught)	Original
Film	Pulp Fiction
TV Show	Entourage
Actor	Anthony Hopkins
Actress	Charlize Theron
Music	U2 or Linkin Park
Gadget	iPod
Newspaper	The Times
Holiday destination	USA

Rugby…

Earliest rugby memories?	Playing for my school side at nine years old in the second row
Where did you first play rugby?	Coed-y-lan Primary School, Pontypridd
Favourite player growing up?	Former New Zealand flanker Michael Jones
First autograph?	Jonathan Davies
Most influential coach?	Too many to mention
Previous Clubs?	Pontypridd, Celtic Warriors
Club Tournaments played in?	Heineken Cup Magners League
International Honours	Wales (U15,16,18,19,21, Senior) and the British & Irish Lions
Favourite Ground?	Stade de France
Toughest opponent?	Richie McCaw

Best...

Moment in rugby	Winning the Grand Slam with Wales in 2008
Team mate, reason why	Stephen Jones as he’s always happy
Try	For the Barbarians against South Africa in 2007
Tackle	On CJ Van der Linde for Wales against South Africa in 2006
Magners League moment	Beating Munster in my last game at Cardiff Arms Park
Part of being a professional sportsman	Travelling the world for free and staying in 5 star hotels

Worst...

Moment in rugby	Missing a sudden death kick in the Heineken Cup semi Final
Ground to play at	Hamilton in New Zealand as we’ve always got smashed there!
Magners League moment	Whenever you loose a Welsh derby game
Part of being a professional sportsman	Training and playing at Christmas

Who is currently the best …

Sportsman in the world	Tiger Woods
Sportswoman in the world	Jessica Ennis
Rugby player in the world	Brian O’Driscoll
Soccer player in the world	Lionel Messi
Rugby referee in the world	Wayne Barnes

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

02/09/2011	Edinburgh Rugby								66
11/09/2011	Benetton Treviso	1						5	80
16/09/2011	Ulster Rugby								64
10/02/2012	Connacht Rugby								80
17/02/2012	Ulster Rugby								80
24/02/2012	Munster Rugby								80
03/03/2012	Benetton Treviso	1						5	80
15/03/2012	Newport Gwent Dragons								54
14/04/2012	Ospreys								66
22/04/2012	Edinburgh Rugby								71
Total	Played 10	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	721


Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins
06/09/2008	Leinster Rugby								80
12/09/2008	Ulster Rugby								40
31/12/2008	Ospreys								63
10/05/2009	Munster Rugby								80
Total	Played 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	263

Competition	Team	Played	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts
2011-2012 - RaboDirect PRO12	Cardiff Blues	10	2						10
2011-2012 Total		10	2						10
2010-2011 - Magners League	Cardiff Blues	13 +2					1
2010-2011 Total		13 +2					1
2009-2010 - Magners League	Cardiff Blues	7 +1
2009-2010 Total		7 +1
2008-2009 - Magners League	Cardiff Blues	4
2008-2009 Total		4
2007-2008 - Magners League	Cardiff Blues	7	2				1		10
2007-2008 Total		7	2				1		10
2006-2007 - Magners League	Cardiff Blues	8 +2					2	1
2006-2007 Total		8 +2					2	1
2005-2006 - Celtic League	Cardiff Blues	7 +4	3				1		15
2005-2006 Total		7 +4	3				1		15
2004-2005 - Celtic League	Cardiff Blues	12	2						10
2004-2005 Total		12	2						10
2003-2004 - Celtic League	Cardiff Blues	7	2				2		10
2003-2004 Total		7	2				2		10
2002-2003 - Celtic League	Cardiff RFC	9	3						15
2002-2003 Total		9	3						15
Total - United Rugby Championship		84 +9	14				7	1	70
Total		84 +9	14	0	0	0	7	1	70

A plus sign (+) in the played column denotes substitute appearance

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Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

04/09/2010	Edinburgh Rugby								67
18/09/2010	Newport Gwent Dragons								80
24/09/2010	Benetton Treviso								73
29/10/2010	Aironi Rugby								80
31/12/2010	Ospreys								19
07/01/2011	Aironi Rugby								40
11/02/2011	Glasgow Warriors								80
19/02/2011	Leinster Rugby								80
25/02/2011	Ulster Rugby								73
04/03/2011	Edinburgh Rugby								80
25/03/2011	Munster Rugby								80
02/04/2011	Ospreys								80
15/04/2011	Connacht Rugby								80
21/04/2011	Benetton Treviso								80
06/05/2011	Scarlets								70
Total	Played 15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1062

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

24/10/2009	Ospreys								80
06/12/2009	Connacht Rugby								80
27/12/2009	Newport Gwent Dragons								70
09/01/2010	Edinburgh Rugby								80
26/03/2010	Ulster Rugby								80
03/04/2010	Ulster Rugby								23
17/04/2010	Scarlets								66
09/05/2010	Munster Rugby								80
Total	Played 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	559

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

12/10/2007	Connacht Rugby	1						5	80
23/11/2007	Glasgow Warriors								80
31/12/2007	Ospreys								80
28/03/2008	Edinburgh Rugby
11/04/2008	Llanelli Scarlets
19/04/2008	Ulster Rugby	1						5
02/05/2008	Connacht Rugby
Total	Played 7	2	0	0	0	1	0	10	240

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

01/09/2006	Munster Rugby								75
13/09/2006	Ospreys								77
16/09/2006	Leinster Rugby								80
22/09/2006	Glasgow Warriors								80
14/10/2006	Ulster Rugby								15
23/12/2006	Ospreys								80
14/04/2007	Edinburgh Rugby								75
20/04/2007	Ulster Rugby								80
01/05/2007	Newport Gwent Dragons								18
05/05/2007	Llanelli Scarlets								64
Total	Played 10	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	644

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

15/10/2005	Leinster Rugby								80
22/12/2005	Ospreys								79
27/12/2005	Newport Gwent Dragons								12
02/01/2006	Llanelli Scarlets	1						5	76
24/03/2006	Glasgow Warriors	1						5	63
07/04/2006	Edinburgh Gunners								80
15/04/2006	Border Reivers								66
19/04/2006	Newport Gwent Dragons								80
29/04/2006	Connacht Rugby								21
14/05/2006	Leinster Rugby	1						5	12
27/05/2006	Munster Rugby								24
Total	Played 11	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	593

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

05/09/2004	Leinster Rugby								80
11/09/2004	Newport Gwent Dragons	1						5	80
18/09/2004	Ospreys								80
24/09/2004	Connacht								80
02/10/2004	Edinburgh Rugby								80
16/10/2004	Munster Rugby								80
18/12/2004	Leinster Rugby								80
27/12/2004	Newport Gwent Dragons								80
01/01/2005	Ospreys								80
25/03/2005	Glasgow Rugby								80
08/04/2005	Ulster Rugby								80
15/04/2005	The Borders	1						5	62
Total	Played 12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	942

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

28/11/2003	Munster Rugby								80
27/12/2003	Celtic Warriors								80
03/04/2004	Ulster Rugby								72
17/04/2004	Newport Gwent Dragons	1						5	80
30/04/2004	Munster Rugby	1						5	80
07/05/2004	Celtic Warriors								69
13/05/2004	Edinburgh Rugby								80
Total	Played 7	2	0	0	0	2	0	10	541

Date	Opposition	Tries	Conv	DG	Pen	YC	RC	Pts	Mins

31/08/2002	Glasgow Rugby	1						5
06/09/2002	Connacht
13/09/2002	The Borders
21/09/2002	Leinster Rugby	1						5	80
28/09/2002	Newport
05/10/2002	Bridgend	1						5
26/10/2002	Pontypridd
30/11/2002	Edinburgh Rugby
04/01/2003	Neath
Total	Played 9	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	80

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