Gavin Williams | |
Birth Name: | Gavin Williams |
Birth Date: | 1979 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Weight: | 98kg (216lb) |
Ru Position: | Centre, fullback |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Ponsonby |
Ru Nationalteam: | Pacific Islanders |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2007–2010 2008 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 16 2 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (106) (0) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 24 November 2011 |
Ru Clubyears: | 2005–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2013 2013–2015 |
Ru Proclubs: | Connacht US Dax Clermont Auvergne Stade Francais Montluçon |
Ru Clubcaps: | 28 51 39 4 31 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (15) (50) (59) (5) (25) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 26 April 2015 |
Ru Province: | |
Ru Provinceyears: | 2004 2005 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 4 2 |
Ru Provincepoints: | (0) (0) |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 24 September 2005 |
Relatives: | Bryan Williams (father) Paul Williams (brother) |
Gavin Williams (born 25 October 1979) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand, who played in the Top 14 and for Samoa internationally.
Williams previously played for Connacht, where he played from 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. After leaving Connacht, he went on to make his debut for Samoa in 2007 in a match against . Williams scored a try and conversion in Samoa's opening game in the 2007 World Cup.
After leaving Connacht, he played for US Dax before signing for Clermont.
Gavin Williams has a strong family connection in rugby with his father Bryan Williams, a strong winger who played for Auckland and New Zealand, and brother Paul Williams, who has represented the Crusaders, Highlanders and Blues in Super Rugby, and who also plays for Samoa internationally.