One of the world’s greats: ‘JPR’ played 54 times for Wales at full-back and once as flanker. Once described as a ‘veritable rock… with that little touch of madness’ Williams’ reputation was of fearlessness to the extreme.

Educated at Bridgend County School and Millfield School, he is on of four brothers to have won the Welsh junior tennis title but the only sibling to have lifted, in 1966, the junior Wimbledon tennis trophy.

JPR toured with two Lions squads, in 1971 to Australia and New Zealand where he played in all four tests, and similarly doubled his caps, in 1974, in South Africa. As well as achieving almost everything available in rugby (including 3 Grand Slams between 1969-78), he is also an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports injuries. He slotted the vital drop goal to clinch the 1971 Lions series in the 4th test at Dunedin, New Zealand.