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Lionel Williamson (born 8 April 1944) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.〔(Lionel Williamson at nrlstats.com )〕 A talented winger, he played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Newtown club and also represented Queensland and Australia.〔(Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au )〕 Born in Innisfail, Queensland, North Queenslander Williamson〔(Lionel Williamson at nqsports.com.au )〕 played a season with Halifax RLFC in 1964-65,〔(Lionel Williamson at rugbyleagueproject.com )〕 also playing in the Queensland side from 1964 to 1967.〔(Lionel Williamson at stats.rleague.com )〕 Gaining selection in Australia's 1968 World Cup squad, he scored two tries in the Final against France. He moved to Sydney to play with Newtown from 1969 and played 6 continuous seasons with the club.〔(QRL Northern Division ) at sportingpulse.com〕 During this time he also played for Innisfail in North Queensland. He played in the 1970 World Cup, again scoring in the Final to help Australia to victory. Williamson continued representing Australia until 1974 which was also his final year playing for Newtown.〔(Lionel Williamson at yesterdayshero.com )〕 In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, Williamson was named in the Newtown Jets 18-man team of the century. Williamson is the brother of former Qld and Newtown winger Henry Williamson, and the uncle of former Adelaide Rams, Canberra Raiders, Northern Eagles and Manly Sea Eagles goal kicking utility player Luke Williamson. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lionel Williamson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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