Martyn Williams

Martyn Williams
MBE

Birth name	Martyn Elwyn Williams
Date of birth	(1975-09-01) 1 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Pontypridd, Wales
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb)
School	Coedylan Comprehensive School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1999 Pontypridd 98 () 1999–2003 Cardiff RFC 83 (60) 2003–2012 Cardiff Blues 143 (90) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2012 Wales 100 (73) 2001–2009 British & Irish Lions 4 (0)

Martyn Elwyn Williams, MBE (born 1 September 1975) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player who played as a flanker. He earned 100 caps for the Wales national team, the most by a forward until he was surpassed by Gethin Jenkins in November 2013. He remains Wales's most-capped back-row forward. He also played for the British & Irish Lions, touring Australia in 2001, New Zealand in 2005 and South Africa in 2009. Overall, he played 17 times for the Lions across the 3 tours scoring 2 tries which included 4 test matches (NZ and SA*3).