Rugby player Stuart Williams from Pontypridd RFC dies aged 33 22 October 2013 Last updated at 12:15 Tributes have been paid to a rugby player who has died suddenly aged 33. Father-of-two Stuart Williams, who played for Pontypridd RFC, died on Monday, the club has confirmed. Pontypridd RFC finance director Peter Howells described the prop forward as a "fine man on and off the pitch" who appeared well days before he died. Mr Williams, from Glyncoch, had played local rugby from a young age. He was married to Vicky and the couple had two young children, Harvey and Megan. The club said Mr Williams had a "real physical presence" in the front row. I was with him on Saturday night, he wasn't unwell. Devastated is not the word," Mr Howells said. A statement on the club's website described Mr Williams as popular and loyal. "The club is today devastated by the news of Stuart's passing, and all thoughts now turn in deepest sympathy to his young family in their time of grief," it read. Devastating news Stuart was a popular character around the club, one who gave his all as a hard-grafting prop forward on the pitch, a long serving and loyal member of the squad. Mr Williams, who worked at Craig yr Hesg Quarry in Pontypridd, represented his local club at youth level before moving to Pontypridd. He graduated through the ranks and joined Rhymney in 2000. Following a spell with Cilfynydd, Mr Williams became a regular member of the Pontypridd senior squad.