Shaun Williams (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 13 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rustenburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaun Williams (born 13 April 1998) is a South African rugby union player.[1]
Williams hails from a small community of Mooinooi on the platinum belt in the North West province. He attended Garsfontein High School in Pretoria on a bursary as a boarder. He was signed by the Golden Lions and he played for them at U19 and U21 levels, before making his senior debut for the team in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Williams was first called into the Blitzbok South African sevens squad in September 2021.[2]
Williams played in the 2022 Commonwealth Games where South Africa won the gold medal.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][10] They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Detail | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za.
- ^ "Williams keen to grab unexpected opportunities in Canada". SA Rugby.
- ^ Roche, Ross (26 July 2022). "Powell explains why no URC stars cracked Blitzboks Commonwealth Games team". The Citizen.
- ^ "SuperSport". supersport.com.
- ^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games". SA Rugby. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Glover, Ben; Bone, Alyssa (27 July 2024). "Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze". Nine. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Baloyi, Charles (28 July 2024). "Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Shaun Williams at Springbok Sevens
- Shaun Williams at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Shaun Williams at Olympics.com
- Shaun Williams at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Shaun Williams at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Shaun Williams on Instagram
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- Male rugby sevens players
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- Golden Lions players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for South Africa