Gavin Williams (rugby union) explained

Gavin Williams
Birth Name:Gavin Williams
Birth Date:1979 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Weight:98kg (216lb)
Position:Centre, fullback
Amatteam1:Ponsonby
Repteam2:Pacific Islanders
Repyears1:2007–2010
Repyears2:2008
Repcaps1:16
Repcaps2:2
Reppoints1:106
Reppoints2:0
Ru Ntupdate:24 November 2011
Years1:2005–2007
Years2:2007–2009
Years3:2009–2013
Years4:2013
Years5:2013–2015
Clubs1:Connacht
Clubs2:US Dax
Clubs3:Clermont Auvergne
Clubs4:Stade Francais
Clubs5:Montluçon
Apps1:28
Apps2:51
Apps3:39
Apps4:4
Apps5:31
Points1:15
Points2:50
Points3:59
Points4:5
Points5:25
Ru Clubupdate:26 April 2015
Provinceyears1:2004
Provinceyears2:2005
Provinceapps1:4
Provinceapps2:2
Provincepoints1:0
Provincepoints2:0
Ru Provinceupdate:24 September 2005
Relatives:Bryan Williams (father)
Paul Williams (brother)
School:Mount Albert Grammar School

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.

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