Grant Williams | |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1996 |
School: | Paarl Gimnasium |
Position: | Scrum-half / Wing |
Currentclub: | / |
Youthyears1: | 2017 |
Amatyears1: | 2017 |
Amatteam1: | College Rovers |
Amatapps1: | 2 |
Amatpoints1: | 5 |
Years1: | 2018– |
Apps1: | 62 |
Points1: | 95 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Apps2: | 9 |
Points2: | 25 |
Years3: | 2018– |
Apps3: | 8 |
Points3: | 15 |
Repyears1: | 2022– |
Repteam1: | South Africa |
Repcaps1: | 17 |
Reppoints1: | 20 |
Clubupdate: | 25 February 2023 |
Repupdate: | 17 November 2024 |
Grant Williams (born 22 July 1996) is a South African professional rugby union player currently playing for . His playing positions are scrum-half and wing.
Williams plays for the in the United Rugby Championship and in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He usually plays as a scrum-half.
In August 2021 and after great performances with his club Williams was called up to the Springbok squad to replace another Sharks scrumhalf, Jaden Hendrikse, who sustained a leg fracture.[2] He made his international debut off the bench in a 12-13 loss for the Springboks against Wales in Bloemfontein on 9 July 2022.
Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
As of 16 November 2024[3]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bordeaux, France | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 17 September 2023 | Win | 76–0 | |
2 | |||||||
3 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 31 August 2024 | Win | 31–27 | |
4 | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 16 November 2024 | Win | 20–29 | |