20 May 13
Cardiff Blues will take on Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors in August ahead of the first league match of the season
Gwydion Griffiths


Gareth Williams signed for Cardiff Blues in the summer of 2003 having previously played for UWIC and Pontypridd and also the Sydney club, Gordon. He has extensive representative experience for all age groups from the under-16s up to the under-21s. While attending Brynteg School in Bridgend he captained Wales under-18 team that included current Blues’ team mate Rhys Williams and Gary Powell and former Cardiff club players Adam Jones and Phil Wheeler. In the following year of 1998 he captained Wales Youth and quickly progressed to a full season with Wales under-21 in 1999. His progression to full internationals honours continued with two appearances for Wales A in 2001-02 and then his full cap in the 2003 Six Nations’ fixture in Italy.
| DOB | 19th Dec 1979 |
| Birthplace | Bridgend, Wales |
| Height | 1.75 m (5' 9") |
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Hooker |
| Honours | Wales (9 caps) |










| Date | Opposition | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/11/2010 |
Bath Rugby |
50 |
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| 12/11/2010 |
Exeter Chiefs |
54 |
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| 21/11/2010 |
Ulster Rugby |
11 |
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| 27/11/2010 |
Glasgow Warriors |
15 |
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| 04/12/2010 |
Munster Rugby |
74 |
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| 11/12/2010 |
Northampton Saints |
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76 |
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| 19/12/2010 |
Northampton Saints |
59 |
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| 14/01/2011 |
Castres Olympique |
10 |
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| 22/01/2011 |
Edinburgh Rugby |
16 |
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| 06/02/2011 |
Harlequins |
61 |
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| 11/02/2011 |
Glasgow Warriors |
16 |
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| 19/02/2011 |
Leinster Rugby |
80 |
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| 25/02/2011 |
Ulster Rugby |
14 |
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| 04/03/2011 |
Edinburgh Rugby |
13 |
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| 02/04/2011 |
Ospreys |
80 |
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| 15/04/2011 |
Connacht Rugby |
80 |
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| 21/04/2011 |
Benetton Treviso |
72 |
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| 29/04/2011 |
Newport Gwent Dragons |
80 |
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| 06/05/2011 |
Scarlets |
80 |
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| Total | Played 19 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
941 |
| Competition | Team | Played | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
2 +2 |
1 |
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| 2010-2011 - LV= Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
3 |
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| 2010-2011 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
7 +5 |
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| 2010-2011 Total |
12 +7 |
1 |
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| 2009-2010 - Amlin Challenge Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +3 |
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| 2009-2010 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
6 |
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| 2009-2010 - LV= Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
1 |
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| 2009-2010 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
5 +5 |
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| 2009-2010 Total |
12 +8 |
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| 2008-2009 - EDF Energy Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
4 +1 |
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| 2008-2009 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
6 +2 |
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| 2008-2009 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
5 +6 |
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| 2008-2009 Total |
15 +9 |
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| 2007-2008 - EDF Energy Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
1 +2 |
1 |
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| 2007-2008 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
6 +1 |
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| 2007-2008 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
12 +6 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2007-2008 Total |
19 +9 |
2 |
1 |
10 | |||||
| 2006-2007 - EDF Energy Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +1 |
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| 2006-2007 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +2 |
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| 2006-2007 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
7 +7 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2006-2007 Total |
7 +10 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| 2005-2006 - Celtic League |
Cardiff Blues |
4 |
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| 2005-2006 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
2 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2005-2006 - Powergen Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2005-2006 Total |
7 |
3 |
15 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 - Celtic League |
Cardiff Blues |
12 +2 |
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| 2004-2005 - European Playoff |
Cardiff Blues |
1 |
|||||||
| 2004-2005 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
4 +1 |
1 |
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| 2004-2005 Total |
17 +3 |
1 |
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| 2003-2004 - Celtic Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +1 |
1 |
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| 2003-2004 - Celtic League |
Cardiff Blues |
5 +2 |
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| 2003-2004 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
6 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2003-2004 Total |
11 +3 |
2 |
1 |
10 | |||||
| Total - Heineken Cup |
32 +8 |
4 |
2 |
20 | |||||
| Total - LV= Cup |
10 +4 |
1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| Total - Magners League |
57 +33 |
3 |
15 | ||||||
| Total - Amlin Challenge Cup |
0 +3 |
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| Total - European Playoff |
1 |
||||||||
| Total - Celtic Cup |
0 +1 |
1 |
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| Total |
100 +49 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
40 |