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was a fearless player known for his aggressive and attacking style, and was synonymous with their glories of the 1970s. williams won three grand slams in the five nations, as it was known then, with wales. he earned 55 caps for his country and started all eight tests on the victorious lions tours to new zealand in 1971 and south africa three years later. his death was announced by bridgend ravens, a club that williams played for and became club president. in a statement they said: jpr s passing leaves a huge void at the club, and our thoughts are with his friends and family at this sad time. tributes for one of football s greatest icons have been pouring in, following the news that franz beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. the german and world cup legend had a nearly two decade long career, during which he won the world cup as captain of west germany in 1974, then went on to lift the trophy again as manager in 1990. joe lynskey has been

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